Procurement Specialist (Automotive Manufacturing) Hybrid

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Title: Procurement Specialist (Automotive Manufacturing) - Hybrid
Duration: 3 Months
Location: Lisle IL

Hybrid willing to accept remote candidates; however they must be somewhat local as they will be expected to come to the Lisle IL location for meetings and team collaboration as needed.

Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.

Job Description:

Background

• Client Procurement 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
• This engagement is not primarily focused on PMO structure governance or generic project management support.

Scope of Work

The selected consultant/resource will support the Client Procurement 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

Client is seeking:

• 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

About us: DivIHN the IT Asset Performance Services organization provides Professional Consulting Custom Projects and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization Specialization and Collaboration. DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer. DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender gender expression age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation or military status.