Procurement Director, Global Spend Management

Aon Corporation•Chicago, IL

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

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. This role is not remote and will require 2-3 days per week in the downtown Chicago office. We are open to fill this role in our London office. 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. The Director of Procurement leads global category strategy and executes sourcing initiatives to deliver best overall value for the firm, while maintaining appropriate quality and managing risk through well-structured contracts. This role partners closely with business and functional leaders, applying enterprise sourcing and procurement policies to meet internal stakeholder requirements. You will independently lead cross-functional teams of category and subject-matter experts through the strategic sourcing process for complex, high-impact initiatives across a range of spend categories. We welcome applications from well-qualified procurement leaders with a proven track record of delivering value across global, enterprise-scale categories.

Requirements

8–10+ years of progressive procurement and strategic sourcing experience across one or more enterprise spend categories, including substantial experience with complex contracts and management of key supplier relationships.
Bachelor's degree
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

Responsibilities

Lead the development of advanced sourcing strategies for your assigned category(ies), 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 business and functional leaders (e.g., Finance, Legal, Privacy, Operations, and category-specific stakeholders)—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.