Director of Procurement

• Aon is in the business of better decisions
• At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
• As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Lead small, global, cross-functional teams in developing sourcing strategies for your category, including long-range objectives, performance goals, and clear metrics.
• Build and manage multi‑year category roadmaps, opportunity pipelines, and performance dashboards that drive value, resilience, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Independently lead complex sourcing, RFP, and negotiation efforts, applying strong commercial judgment while balancing value, risk, stakeholder priorities, and long-term category strategy.
• Act as a primary procurement partner to senior Technology, Operations, Finance, Legal, Privacy, and business leaders—translating business needs into sourcing approaches that enable outcomes.
• Manage overall supplier relationships for assigned categories, aligning supplier goals and performance with business objectives and holding suppliers accountable for results.
• Champion supplier diversity objectives, seeking opportunities to engage diverse suppliers directly or via prime suppliers’ subcontracting and tiered-sourcing commitments.
• Stay closely engaged in periodic supplier reviews to identify opportunities, address issues early, verify performance against contractual commitments, and proactively plan renewals, extensions, or transitions.
• Draft and negotiate business and commercial contract language of above-average complexity in collaboration with legal and functional partners.
• Support internal clients in building alignment and consensus on recommendations, then drive timely execution, communication, and implementation/transition activities.
• Assess financial, operational, and risk implications of sourcing options and make sound trade-off decisions that clearly connect to business outcomes.
• Leverage leading-edge tools and technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to improve speed, insight, and quality of procurement work.

How this opportunity is different

• As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions as part of our Global Spend Management (GSM) team.
• Skills and experience that will lead to success
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 to 10+ years of procurement experience, including substantial experience with complex contracts and key supplier relationships.
• Ability to work in a geographically diverse workplace
• Must have excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think and act strategically while engaging and executing tactically as appropriate to drive results
• Experience working with all levels of management including “C” Level
• Strong negotiation and world class supplier relations skills

Position requires some travel

Excellent people management skills

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