IT Procurement Specialist

Work Model: Hybrid — onsite at your designated Regal Rexnord location (Chicago (Rosemont), Grafton, or Milwaukee, WI) at least 3 days per week (Monday–Thursday), with flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days, including Friday.

About the role

This role will play a pivotal role in driving strategic sourcing initiatives across Regal Rexnord’s global segments, with a focus on IT categories including software, IT services, telecom, and hardware. This leader will manage complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, cost optimization, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead long- and short-term sourcing projects across IT categories, delivering cost savings and value creation.
• Develop negotiation strategies, conduct spend analysis, and manage contract lifecycle in alignment with enterprise policies.
• Assemble and lead global project teams, define scope and objectives, and ensure timely execution of deliverables.
• Monitor risks, resolve issues, and maintain clear communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure adherence to procurement policies and guide stakeholders through required processes.
• Maintain accurate documentation, reporting, and status updates using standard templates and SOPs.
• Build trusted relationships across a matrixed organization, influence decision-making, and resolve conflicting priorities.
• Act as a liaison between IT owners, vendors, and business units to align objectives and drive results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, IT Management, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of procurement or supply chain experience, with IT category sourcing strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategic sourcing processes and negotiation strategies.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with experience influencing at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex projects in a global, matrixed environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of cloud and software procurement a plus.
• Certifications such as PMP or CPSM or public cloud preferred.

Travel: Up to 10%. Language: English.

Pay

$100,000 - $135,000. The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for all statewide locations across the United States. Salary is dependent on factors including physical worksite location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit, and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools. Regal Rexnord serves end markets including factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. The company operates through three segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control, with offices and manufacturing, sales, and service facilities worldwide.