Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

Quanex
Akron, OH
Quanex is looking for a Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement to join our team located in Akron, OH, Houston, TX or Minneapolis, MN .

As a Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement, you will be accountable to provide leadership and direction as it relates to all indirect procurement categories including MRO, travel, packaging, freight, supplies, and services. Develops, recommends, and implements indirect procurement strategies and continuous improvement initiatives to create a robust and resilient indirect supply chain in alignment with the business growth and profitability goals.

We Offer You!

  • Competitive Salary
  • Bonus Potential
  • 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years
  • 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
  • Employer paid disability plans and life insurance
  • Paid Time Off & Holidays
  • Various Work Schedules
  • Tuition support for degree and continuous education
  • Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment

What’s attractive about the Senior Manager, Procurement position?

  • Ongoing interaction with multiple levels of the organization
  • Collaborative and Team-Oriented environment
  • Work within a fast-paced, caring, team-oriented environment
  • Opportunity for advancement

What Success Looks Like

  • Take ownership of indirect spending categories including but not limited to MRO, travel, supplies, freight, packaging, and services to create supply strategies and cost saving initiatives.
  • Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, identify and implement improvement opportunities.
  • Implement and maintain indirect procurement best practices, policies, and procedures across the organization.
  • Serve as the thought leader for indirect procurement aspects of risk mitigation, sustainability, technology, automation, and data analytics.
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for category and supplier performance and sourcing effectiveness.
  • Develops and delivers reporting on vendor performance and initiates improvements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations, EHS, finance, corporate, and legal to ensure alignment of sourcing activities with business needs.
  • Analyze market trends, commodity prices, and geopolitical factors to anticipate and mitigate risks.
  • Stay abreast of global trade regulations, tariffs, and compliance requirements, ensuring adherence across all sourcing activities.
  • Keep senior management team informed regularly about indirect sourcing activities, progress, and key developments.
  • Create and sustain a culture of talent development, performance management and accountability.
  • Proven track record of delivering significant indirect cost savings and process improvements.
  • Direct spend management of over $200M related to indirect spend category.
  • Working within a fast paced, complex, dynamic business environment
  • Exceptional leadership and cross-functional team management experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical.
  • Maintain positive relationships with customers and suppliers.
  • Strong data analytic capabilities
  • Use of indirect procurement tools such as eRFX, supplier portals, contract management, spend cubes, and artificial intelligence.

Your Credentials

  • 7+ years of progressive experience in indirect procurement within a multi-site manufacturing environment and a minimum of five years in a leadership role
  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, or related field
  • CSCP or CPSM certification preferred.
  • Strong proficiency w/ MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • ERP experience with SAP or Oracle preferred.

The salary range for this position is $105K to $130K w/ bonus potential.

About Quanex, A Part Of Something Bigger

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive. Learn more at Quanex.com.
Posted 2025-10-17

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