Administrative

Program Manager, Procurement (COE/ Tech)

TekWissen LLCNashville, TN🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 25, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers significant career growth by leading strategic sourcing initiatives and collaborating with senior leadership across diverse categories, especially within COE and Tech. You'll thrive here if you are adept at data analysis, relationship building, and driving measurable value, making you an ideal candidate for this impactful opportunity.

Quick Overview

Seniority

Mid Senior

Work mode

On Site

Location

Nashville, TN, United States

Posted

3 weeks ago

Job Description

Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.
Title: Program Manager, Procurement (COE/ Tech)
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Nashville, TN / New York City, NY / Los Angeles, CA
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across diverse categories, facilitating end-to-end procurement processes from opportunity identification through contract execution and supplier optimization.
• Projects may include both category-specific (e.g., Marketing, Production, Technology, Professional Services, etc.) and cross-category initiatives. The Key focus for this role will be COE and Tech.
• Work with senior leaders across departments, including finance, legal, and operations
• Align procurement priorities.
• Ensure transparency and build consensus.
• Build relationships across the organization: This will help expedite procurement initiatives. It will also offer service and support to your colleagues in the business.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives and BU leads.
• Create measurable value by reducing costs.
• Work with suppliers and manage demand.
• Make sure operations are proficient and lead to sustainable savings.
• Enable data-driven decision making by analyzing complex data sets, generating actionable insights and recommendations that inform and improve business outcomes.
• Drive supplier risk management and compliance, safeguarding the organization's supply base and ensuring adherence to governance standards.
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement within procurement practices, enabling agility and endurance in a dynamic business environment..
• Look for creative applications of technology / AI to improve processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects in a dynamic environment, balancing strategic priorities with operational execution..
• Promote teamwork across different functions: This will help align procurement strategies with the business's overall goals..
• Use data-driven insights to identify opportunities, champion strategic initiatives, and deliver long-term value.

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
· 8-10 years of procurement orsupply chain experience.
· Proven ability to collaborate with and influence senior leaders in complex, matrixed environments.
· Experience in strategic sourcing, category management, contract negotiation, and/or vendor performance management.
· Demonstrated data-driven, financial acumen, and modeling experience.
· Demonstrated success operating with agility, prioritizing strategically, and delivering results in dynamic, ambiguous environments.
· Strong cross functional communication skills
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We’re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.

Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen® is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.