Secure long-term contractual spare parts availability and critical technical support response times. Guide teams through advanced risk management, strategic commercial structuring, and collaborative negotiations.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Piscataway, NJ
Salary
$63.72 Per Hour
Description
Job Title: Supply & Services Procurement Manager
Location: Piscataway, NJ Or Overland Park, KS
Pay Rate: $63.72 per hour, W 2
Duration: 12+ Month Contract
Work Hours - Mon - Fri - 4 days onsite and 1 day remote Shift - 1st
Travel Required: Travel 20% of time
Summary:
Serve as the embedded commercial partner to the Pet Nutrition Engineering and Plant Operations teams.
Drive maximum asset utilization and long-term capital efficiency.
Guide teams through advanced risk management, strategic commercial structuring, and collaborative negotiations.
Optimize the entire lifecycle of service and goods purchases, including capital equipment.
Responsibilities:
Act as a seamless extension of the plant teams, participating early in capital planning.
Structure agreements focusing on asset utilization, ensuring maximum machinery performance.
Author and negotiate comprehensive after-sales support frameworks and performance guarantees.
Secure long-term contractual spare parts availability and critical technical support response times.
Demonstrate deep structural knowledge of commercial law and risk allocation.
Translate complex manufacturing timelines into legally enforceable contractual deadlines.
Drive a culture of process modernization across plant environments.
Lead executive-level Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) programs with global OEMs.
Requirements:
Minimum 8 years of experience in procurement, capital sourcing, or heavy manufacturing project engineering.
Hands-on experience structuring, negotiating, and executing high-value capital equipment contracts.
Proven ability to interpret complex specifications and project schedules.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
Preferred Skills:
Prior procurement or engineering leadership experience in a highly automated manufacturing environment.
Success in leading large-scale capital or infrastructure optimization projects.
Hands-on experience with procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Sigma, and Ironclad (CLM).
Full proficiency collaborating within a Google Workspace environment.