Procurement Director Jobs in Illinois
Procurement Director jobs in Illinois are consistently active, with strong demand concentrated in manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and financial services across a market that runs from entry-level procurement managers stepping into their first director role through senior vice president-level supply chain executives. Chicago anchors the bulk of hiring, with additional concentrations in Peoria and Rockford, and major employers including Abbott Laboratories, Caterpillar, and United Airlines regularly seek procurement directors to lead sourcing strategy and supplier relationships. Contract management, strategic sourcing, and indirect spend optimization are the specialties that appear most often in Illinois listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Our location in Lake Forest, Illinois currently has the opportunity for a Director, Procurement within the Core Diagnostics division.
This position will lead procurement strategy for a significant category portfolio within Core Diagnostics, representing approximately $250M–$300M in annual spend across critical purchased materials. The role owns supplier strategy, performance, contracts, cost productivity, capacity, risk and supply continuity while partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and other business functions.
The portfolio includes materials that are critical to product quality and can directly influence reagent functionality and test performance, requiring strong technical partnership and disciplined supplier qualification and change management.
This leader will manage a team of procurement professionals and managers while driving both near-term execution and longer-term category strategy, including supplier footprint changes, European expansion, capacity planning, risk mitigation and cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
Main Responsibilities
- Highly experienced in the management of purchasing and procurement for various function’s needs.
- In addition to the day-to-day managerial function, the role will incorporate strategic and policy development aspects that will have short, medium and long term consequences on the operation of the function.
- Responsible for purchasing of custom packaging components (primary, tertiary) including Abbott asset ownership within supplier operations.
- Manages specific supplies, supervises employees in contacting suppliers requesting quotations, determines parts or product specifications, escalation/ de-escalation of orders and negotiates prices, delivery schedules, and other conditions as required.
- Drive Total Cost of Ownership reductions for spend through analytics and internal partnerships.
- Drive initiatives that span virtual teams across the world and cross cultures.
- Influence and partner with business leaders
- Closely collaborate with adjacent business departments, and external partners to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services, in line with agreed service levels.
- Partner and collaborate with key One Procurement staff of other Abbott divisions in order to support cross divisional business initiatives, and drive Procurement synergies and efficiencies.
- Manage ongoing Supplier relationships.
- Communicate vision and strategy for organization.
- Foster a collaborative environment among stakeholders.
- Initiate, build and maintain strong relationships across various functions, demonstrate the value-add of leveraging and build enthusiasm and support for adoption.
- Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and excellent customer service.
- Translate market changes and dynamics for category into strategy across regions.
- Continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
- Responsible for all aspects of people leadership for the team, setting expectations,coaching,counseling,developing,evaluating,feedback,hiring,discipline and separation.
- Establishes staffing/resources plans determining appropriate mix of sourcing opportunities.
Mininum Qualifications
- BA/BS required
- 10+ years of progressive procurement/sourcing leadership experience, including ownership of significant direct-material or category spend in a complex manufacturing environment.
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM),Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or similar certification a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex supplier, market, financial and technical information into concise recommendations for senior leadership.
- Some functional experience in both procurement and category management desirable. Strong organizational skills, including program/project governance and increased levels of staff oversight.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Strong interdisciplinary, and excellent intercultural influence, and networking skills.
- Broad international experience and globally astute. Strong ability to develop and execute against actionable implementation plans.
- Strong ability to influence multiple stakeholders with superior negotiating skills.
- Experience leading multiple teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification a plus.
- MBA or relevant advanced degree
- Experience supporting global manufacturing expansion or supplier footprint changes across regions.
- Experience in diagnostics, medical devices, healthcare, life sciences, or another highly regulated industry.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
- Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
- Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
- Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
- The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal
The base pay for this position is $149,300.00 – $298,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Our location in Lake Forest, Illinois currently has the opportunity for a Director, Procurement within the Core Diagnostics division.
This position will lead procurement strategy for a significant category portfolio within Core Diagnostics, representing approximately $250M–$300M in annual spend across critical purchased materials. The role owns supplier strategy, performance, contracts, cost productivity, capacity, risk and supply continuity while partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and other business functions.
The portfolio includes materials that are critical to product quality and can directly influence reagent functionality and test performance, requiring strong technical partnership and disciplined supplier qualification and change management.
This leader will manage a team of procurement professionals and managers while driving both near-term execution and longer-term category strategy, including supplier footprint changes, European expansion, capacity planning, risk mitigation and cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
Main Responsibilities
- Highly experienced in the management of purchasing and procurement for various function’s needs.
- In addition to the day-to-day managerial function, the role will incorporate strategic and policy development aspects that will have short, medium and long term consequences on the operation of the function.
- Responsible for purchasing of custom packaging components (primary, tertiary) including Abbott asset ownership within supplier operations.
- Manages specific supplies, supervises employees in contacting suppliers requesting quotations, determines parts or product specifications, escalation/ de-escalation of orders and negotiates prices, delivery schedules, and other conditions as required.
- Drive Total Cost of Ownership reductions for spend through analytics and internal partnerships.
- Drive initiatives that span virtual teams across the world and cross cultures.
- Influence and partner with business leaders
- Closely collaborate with adjacent business departments, and external partners to ensure adequate and timely delivery of agreed services, in line with agreed service levels.
- Partner and collaborate with key One Procurement staff of other Abbott divisions in order to support cross divisional business initiatives, and drive Procurement synergies and efficiencies.
- Manage ongoing Supplier relationships.
- Communicate vision and strategy for organization.
- Foster a collaborative environment among stakeholders.
- Initiate, build and maintain strong relationships across various functions, demonstrate the value-add of leveraging and build enthusiasm and support for adoption.
- Ensure optimal balance between value for money and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and excellent customer service.
- Translate market changes and dynamics for category into strategy across regions.
- Continually look for opportunities for cost reductions and cost avoidance.
- Responsible for all aspects of people leadership for the team, setting expectations,coaching,counseling,developing,evaluating,feedback,hiring,discipline and separation.
- Establishes staffing/resources plans determining appropriate mix of sourcing opportunities.
Mininum Qualifications
- BA/BS required
- 10+ years of progressive procurement/sourcing leadership experience, including ownership of significant direct-material or category spend in a complex manufacturing environment.
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM),Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or similar certification a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex supplier, market, financial and technical information into concise recommendations for senior leadership.
- Some functional experience in both procurement and category management desirable. Strong organizational skills, including program/project governance and increased levels of staff oversight.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Strong interdisciplinary, and excellent intercultural influence, and networking skills.
- Broad international experience and globally astute. Strong ability to develop and execute against actionable implementation plans.
- Strong ability to influence multiple stakeholders with superior negotiating skills.
- Experience leading multiple teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification a plus.
- MBA or relevant advanced degree
- Experience supporting global manufacturing expansion or supplier footprint changes across regions.
- Experience in diagnostics, medical devices, healthcare, life sciences, or another highly regulated industry.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
- Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
- Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
- Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
- The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal
The base pay for this position is $149,300.00 – $298,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in procurement director jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field required
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or CPPB credential strongly preferred by Illinois employers
- Seven or more years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience including supervisory responsibility
- Demonstrated experience managing large supplier portfolios and negotiating complex multi-year contracts
- Proficiency with enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Coupa
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with finance, legal, and operations stakeholders
Procurement Director Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a procurement director in Illinois?
Most procurement directors in Illinois follow a path that starts with a bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field, then builds experience in purchasing, category management, or strategic sourcing roles. Illinois does not require a state-issued license for this role, but employers consistently value the Certified Professional in Supply Management credential, which is administered by the Institute for Supply Management. Reaching the director level typically means moving through senior buyer or procurement manager titles first.
How much do procurement directors make in Illinois?
Procurement directors in Illinois earn a median of about $153,370 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $100,990 for the lowest 10% to over $225,450 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire procurement directors in Illinois?
Employers hiring procurement directors in Illinois right now include AbbVie, Aon, and JLL, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Illinois's dense concentration of manufacturing, healthcare systems, and logistics companies means demand is spread across both large corporate headquarters and major regional operations.
Which Illinois cities have the most procurement director jobs?
Chicago, North Chicago, and Itasca have the most procurement director openings in Illinois. Chicago dominates because it is home to a high density of corporate headquarters and large healthcare systems that centralize procurement leadership, while cities like Peoria and Rockford draw demand from manufacturing anchors such as Caterpillar and major industrial suppliers with significant Illinois footprints.
Are there remote procurement director jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and more than many comparable leadership roles. About 60% of procurement director openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how much of the work centers on vendor negotiations, spend analytics, and contract oversight that can be done off-site. Strategic sourcing and indirect category management positions tend to have the most flexibility, while roles tied to manufacturing plants or distribution centers typically require an on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a procurement director in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a purchasing analyst or buyer role first, then building toward a manager title before stepping into a director position. Large Illinois employers such as healthcare systems and manufacturing companies often post rotational supply chain associate programs for recent graduates. Earning the Certified Professional in Supply Management credential early signals seriousness to hiring managers. Adjacent roles in contract administration, vendor management, or operations planning at Illinois-based companies are also common lateral moves that open the door.
Where can I find and apply to procurement director jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to procurement director jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings from employers actively hiring. Search the listings, find roles that fit your experience and target industry, and apply directly to the ones that match.
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