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 #LI-HT1 2591555
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Director of Procurement at Aon rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AIClassification
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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