We are looking for a detail-oriented Procurement Specialist to support export documentation and operational coordination for international shipments from Elgin, Illinois. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone with hands-on experience in global shipping paperwork, carrier communication, and compliance-focused record accuracy. The role will work closely with logistics and procurement partners to help ensure materials and shipments move efficiently across international markets, with a strong emphasis on Latin America and South America.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare, review, and organize export documents to support timely and compliant international shipments.<br>• Coordinate directly with ocean freight carriers and other logistics partners to arrange transportation and resolve shipping issues.<br>• Monitor shipment activity for destinations in Latin America, South America, and other international markets, ensuring documentation is complete and accurate.<br>• Support procurement operations by managing purchase order activity and assisting with day-to-day buying processes.<br>• Verify regulatory and customs-related paperwork with a high degree of precision to reduce delays and compliance risks.<br>• Communicate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to maintain alignment on shipment schedules, documentation status, and operational priorities.<br>• Use procurement and logistics software comparable to Atlas to track transactions, shipment details, and supporting records.<br>• Contribute to contract and supplier-related administrative activities that support ongoing procurement functions.
We are looking for a Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisition to lead operational process discovery and implementation planning for newly acquired manufacturing businesses in Illinois. This contract position is ideal for a hands-on individual who can translate complex cross-functional workflows into clear documentation, align stakeholders across the organization, and drive projects from assessment through go-live. The role begins with a strong onsite presence and evolves into a flexible travel-based model supporting acquisition activity across the country.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead end-to-end business process mapping across manufacturing, operations, IT, supply chain, finance, customer order management, inventory, and related functions impacted by acquisition integration efforts.<br>• Create detailed current-state and future-state workflow documentation, including swim lane diagrams and cross-functional process views that support implementation readiness.<br>• Partner with local site teams and enterprise stakeholders to gather operational details, clarify dependencies, and keep project milestones moving forward.<br>• Coordinate working sessions, status meetings, and follow-up activities between site leadership and broader integration teams to maintain momentum on action plans.<br>• Investigate open items at the site level, resolve information gaps, and support execution of functional workstreams when additional hands-on assistance is needed.<br>• Build strong working relationships with team members ranging from shop floor personnel to senior leaders to encourage collaboration and trust throughout the project lifecycle.<br>• Guide initiatives from initial assessment through implementation and go-live, ensuring process documentation supports successful operational adoption.<br>• Support ERP-related readiness activities for acquired businesses by documenting processes that inform system transition planning and process standardization.<br>• Contribute to future acquisition projects by taking ownership of workstreams that support broader merger and acquisition integration objectives.
<p>We are looking for a Materials Planner who provides proper material management processes according to requirements regarding quantity, place, time, kind and quality for a Contract position based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. This role focuses on translating demand forecasts into purchase activity, monitoring incoming materials and finished goods, and helping maintain reliable product flow across the supply chain. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in procurement and logistics, is comfortable working in planning systems such as Infor LN, and can step in quickly to support day-to-day operations.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>Organize and control material supplies; </p><p>Implement and maintain supplier management; </p><p>Provide master data management, including price and condition management; obtain master data and creating new business partner files in the system; and creation of purchasing orders; </p><p>Request, evaluate and compare quotations and align them with the technical drawings; </p><p>Process orders (automatic purchase requisition or manual handling) in consideration of optimum days inventory held; </p><p>Ensure and trace on-time deliveries; </p><p>Create reports about material stock, procurement data, material requisitions and further key performance indicators (KPIs); </p><p>Share inspection reports with the supplier and follow up corrections of defective deliveries; </p><p>Organize transports, pickups and clearances; </p><p>Negotiate prices and payment terms with the supplier; </p><p>Support optimization of material management processes and strategies/policies; </p><p>Support implementation and maintenance of supplier development; </p><p>Perform yearly supplier evaluation. </p>