Job Title: Procurement Cost Savings Industry Expert Support
Location: Hybrid: They will be expected to come to the Lisle, IL location for meetings and team collaboration as needed.
Job Type: W2 Contract – 3 months
Expected hours per week: 40+ hours per week
Pay: $65-$68 / hour
Job Description:
Our client is launching Wave 3 of its enterprise savings initiative focused on identifying and executing procurement cost reduction opportunities across multiple spend categories.
An initial opportunity hypothesis and savings baseline have already been established. The newly formed project team is seeking an experienced procurement industry expert to support the refinement, validation, and execution strategy of identified opportunities.
The primary need is for a senior procurement practitioner with deep sourcing and cost optimization expertise who can:
- Facilitate working sessions and workshops
- Challenge assumptions and opportunity sizing
- Provide category and negotiation expertise
- Help shape execution strategies
- Bring practical industry insight into procurement value levers and supplier strategies
The selected consultant/resource will support the leadership team in the following areas:
1. Opportunity Assessment & Validation
- Review existing savings hypotheses and opportunity pipelines
- Assess category-level savings potential and feasibility
- Identify additional procurement value levers and sourcing opportunities
- Challenge assumptions and improve opportunity quality
2. Workshop Facilitation
- Lead and facilitate working sessions with procurement teams and stakeholders
- Drive structured discussions around category strategies and savings opportunities
- Help align stakeholders on priorities, risks, and execution approaches
3. Procurement & Category Expertise
- Provide industry expertise across strategic sourcing and procurement cost optimization
- Support category-specific analysis and sourcing strategy development
- Advise on supplier negotiation approaches and commercial leverage opportunities
- Share market best practices and benchmarks where applicable
4. Savings Strategy Development
- Help define actionable savings execution strategies
- Assist in prioritizing initiatives based on impact, complexity, and timing
- Support development of implementation roadmaps and execution sequencing
5. Leadership Support & Recommendations
- Provide recommendations and executive-level insights to Procurement leadership
- Support preparation of materials for leadership reviews and steering discussions
Resource Requirements:
- One (1) senior-level consultant/resource
- Strong procurement and sourcing background required
- Demonstrated experience leading procurement savings or transformation initiatives
- Experience in manufacturing, automotive, heavy equipment, industrial, or related industries preferred
- Strong workshop facilitation and executive communication skills required
- Ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams
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