Procurement Director, Global Spend Management

Aon
Chicago, London
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 140,000 - 165,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Commercial judgment","Curiosity","Action orientation","Accountability","Stakeholder partnering","Continuous improvement","Strong negotiation","Strong supplier relations","People management","Strategic thinking"]

Lead global spend management for assigned categories by building advanced sourcing strategies, multi-year roadmaps, and performance dashboards. Own complex sourcing, RFP, and negotiations, managing supplier relationships and championing supplier diversity. Partner with senior business and functional leaders to translate needs into sourcing approaches and drive execution of recommendations. Assess financial, operational, and risk trade-offs, draft contract language, and improve procurement quality using AI-enabled tools.

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Procurement Director, Global Spend Management

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Job Summary

Lead global spend management for assigned categories by building advanced sourcing strategies, multi-year roadmaps, and performance dashboards. Own complex sourcing, RFP, and negotiations, managing supplier relationships and championing supplier diversity. Partner with senior business and functional leaders to translate needs into sourcing approaches and drive execution of recommendations. Assess financial, operational, and risk trade-offs, draft contract language, and improve procurement quality using AI-enabled tools.
Location: Chicago, London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop advanced sourcing strategies for assigned categories, including long-range objectives, performance goals, and metrics.
  • •Build and manage multi-year category roadmaps, opportunity pipelines, and performance dashboards to drive value, resilience, compliance, and continuous improvement.
  • •Independently lead complex sourcing, RFP, and negotiation efforts while balancing value, risk, stakeholder priorities, and long-term category strategy.
  • •Serve as a primary procurement partner to senior business and functional leaders; translate business needs into sourcing approaches and drive timely execution and implementation.
  • •Manage supplier relationships, champion supplier diversity, conduct supplier reviews, and draft/negotiates complex contract language with legal and functional partners.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 165,000 annually
Perks:401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveLife InsuranceTuition AssistanceCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •8–10+ years of progressive procurement and strategic sourcing experience across one or more enterprise spend categories.
  • •Substantial experience with complex contracts and managing key supplier relationships.
  • •Bachelor’s degree.
  • •Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • •Experience working with all levels of management, including C-level leaders; strong negotiation and supplier relations skills; excellent people management skills.
Experience:Enterprise procurementStrategic sourcingGlobal spend management
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Commercial judgmentCuriosityAction orientationAccountabilityStakeholder partneringContinuous improvementStrong negotiationStrong supplier relationsPeople managementStrategic thinking
Tech Stack:AI-enabled solutions

Company Brief

Aon
Global professional services firm providing risk, retirement, human resources, and insurance brokerage solutions to clients worldwide, including consulting, reinsurance, and data-driven risk management services.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1982
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