Procurement Manager

Location: Seward, NE | Pay: $120,000–$150,000 per year (base) | Job type: Full-time

Are you an experienced procurement professional ready to take ownership of an entire purchasing function? This is a chance to join a new manufacturing operation, work directly with its COO, and put your own stamp on how procurement gets done.

Insight Recruitment is hiring a Procurement Manager for a growing manufacturing company in Seward, Nebraska. The successful candidate will build procurement processes, negotiate supplier agreements, control purchasing costs, and make sure the operation has the materials and services it needs to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Develop purchasing procedures, supplier relationships, contracts, and approval controls from the ground up.
• Purchase raw materials, packaging, chemicals, consumables, spare parts, equipment, and services.
• Negotiate pricing, supplier terms, annual agreements, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Monitor commodity markets and make informed purchasing decisions as prices change.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Operations, and Finance on specifications, forecasts, and supply needs.
• Support purchasing processes in the company’s new NetSuite ERP environment.
• Improve supplier reliability, cost control, and procurement efficiency.

Qualifications

• Approximately 7–10 years of purchasing or procurement experience.
• Required: direct exposure to commodity purchasing and market-driven pricing.
• Strong supplier negotiation, contract management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
• Able to establish new processes with minimal existing infrastructure. Prior startup or process-buildout experience is preferred; candidates without it should be prepared to explain their approach.
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred, but relevant experience from other industries will be considered.
• Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite specifically is not required.

Experienced Senior Buyers with the right background and readiness for broader responsibility are encouraged to apply. Prior direct reports, a particular degree, or specific certifications are not required.

Salary, benefits, and schedule

• Base salary: $120,000–$150,000 annually, based on experience.
• Health benefits and 401(k); potential relocation assistance.
• Performance bonus anticipated; details being finalized.
• Initially remote while the Seward facility is completed; onsite in Seward afterward.
• Typical weekday schedule: 8 a.m.–5 p.m., without regular weekend or on-call work.
• Occasional supplier travel, approximately six domestic trips per year.

Apply today

If you are motivated by building something new, making smart purchasing decisions, and working closely with a leadership team, we would like to hear from you. Apply through Insight Recruitment for confidential consideration.

At Insight Recruitment, we specialize in connecting top professionals in ERP, Information Technology (IT), Sales & Marketing, and Executive leadership with companies that need their skills most.

For over 25 years, we’ve been known as a boutique executive search firm that goes beyond “post and pray” recruiting. Instead, we take a hands-on, personalized approach directly engaging with passive talent to deliver the right candidates, not just the most available ones.

With a track record of long-term placements and 99% of roles filled within the first 3–5 candidates presented/interviewed, Insight Recruitment has become the trusted partner for organizations across the Midwest and nationwide looking for quality hires who stay and make an impact.