Procurement Manager

EuropTec

Procurement Manager overseeing purchasing and vendor management in glass manufacturing. Requires 3-5 years of procurement experience and a bachelor's degree.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages and coordinates activities of buyers and support staff engaged in purchasing and distributing raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies in industrial plant, public utility, or other organization.
Execute negotiations with current suppliers to reach savings and/or improvement in the products / services.
Works with engineering and quality in the development of new products, parts, components and tools with the current and new suppliers.
Establishes purchasing policies and procedures and directs purchasing programs accordingly.
Prepares and assigns purchase orders and change notices to buyers.
Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
Keeps informed of economic, industrial and other trends that affect markets, prices, and delivery conditions.
Reviews and monitors requisitions, supply sources, supplies, quotations, terms, etc.
Participates in contract negotiations and vendor selection.
Monitors performance and capabilities of vendors to ensure maintenance of delivery, quality, and price commitments.
Develops and installs clerical and office procedures and practices, and studies work flow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to determine expediency of installing new or improved office machines.
Arranges for disposal of surplus materials.
Hires, trains new staff members, and supervises and evaluates job performance of purchasing department personnel.
Acts as a liaison in dealings between vendors and user departments when necessary.
May perform duties of Buyer.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Core Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, logistics or related field
3-5 years hands-on experience in procurement/supply chain; experience negotiating contracts and managing vendors
Manufacturing experience highly desirable.
ERP system (Infor.com), MS Office, and cost analysis tools highly desirable
Nice to have Masters’ degree in supply chain, business or MBA preferred.
CPSM, APICS/ASCM, Lean/Six Sigma preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurementcontract negotiationvendor managementmarket analysiscost analysissupply chain managementpurchasing policiesproduct developmentoffice proceduressurplus materials disposal

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationnegotiationteam managementanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingorganizational skillssupervisionliaisontraining

Certifications

CPSMAPICSASCMLeanSix Sigma