Advanced Purchasing Specialist

You will play a critical role in bringing innovative products to life by partnering closely with engineering, procurement, and category management teams in Lisle and across global regions to develop sourcing strategies that ensure flawless product launches. This high-impact, high-visibility role supports multiple product lines, commodities, and global programs simultaneously, requiring agility, strong organization, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

This role can be filled in either Lisle, IL or Naperville, IL and follows a five-day workweek, with one remote day per week in accordance with company policy.

About the Team

You will join the CCS team, a highly collaborative group that partners across North America and Europe to support product innovation and operational excellence. What makes this role exciting:

• Exposure to global sourcing strategies and international supplier networks
• Direct involvement in new product launches
• Opportunity to influence margin improvement and value creation
• Growth aligned with advancements in AI and emerging technologies
• Career development within a rapidly expanding global organization

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing Leadership: Lead sourcing activities for new product introductions, creating sourcing roadmaps aligned with product lifecycles. Partner with Category Management, Engineering, Project & Product Management, and other key stakeholders to execute strategies that drive value and ensure seamless product launches.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with engineering, project & product management, and manufacturing teams. Influence design decisions to optimize supplier capabilities, cost, and manufacturability.
• Supplier Management & Development: Identify, evaluate, and develop new suppliers for emerging programs. Manage and strengthen existing supplier relationships to ensure quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Cost Management & Negotiation: Negotiate pricing, tooling investments, and contracts to ensure total cost competitiveness. Conduct detailed cost breakdown analyses and Total Landed Cost evaluations. Drive margin improvement through leverage creation and implementation of VA/VE initiatives.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify supply chain risks related to materials, processes, and supplier capacity. Develop mitigation strategies before product transition to manufacturing.
• Project Execution: Manage prototype sourcing and track procurement milestones to support on-time launches. Navigate multiple BOM revisions and shifting program priorities with precision and organization.
• Continuous Improvement: Develop your capabilities in alignment with PBM principles. Contribute to a culture of innovation, value creation, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or advanced purchasing
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain management or equivalent
• Experience supporting New Product Development (NPD) programs
• Foundational understanding of purchasing principles with the ability to work across various commodities
• Experience working in fast-paced, multi-program environments
• Experience with SAP or similar procurement systems
• Potential travel up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing industrial, metal, mechanical, injection molded, or related commodities
• Experience working with commodities related to injection molding, stamping, machining, electronics, PCB, films, adhesives, foams, and converting
• Background supporting automotive, consumer, commercial, or industrial product environments
• Strong expertise in supplier negotiations focused on BOM cost optimization and margin improvement
• Experience performing cost breakdown and total landed cost analysis
• Exceptional communication, influence, and persuasion skills
• Ability to manage multiple commodities and programs simultaneously with strong organizational discipline

Pay

For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $100,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength. Our benefits plan includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, ADD, and disability coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply)