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About the Role
Real Chemistry is seeking a Procurement Relations Lead to join our team. This role is ideal for a relationship-driven leader who knows how to navigate client procurement and strategic sourcing environments to unlock and expand long-term partnerships. You will serve as a trusted bridge between Real Chemistry and our clients’ procurement and strategic sourcing teams, opening doors, building credibility, deepening engagement, and creating opportunities for growth.
Responsibilities
- Build and own trusted relationships with new and select existing client procurement and strategic sourcing stakeholders, serving as a credible, consistent point of contact who understands their goals and drives solution identification and growth opportunities.
- Proactively generate and qualify new leads within client procurement and strategic sourcing organizations, building and advancing a robust pipeline of introductory and expansion opportunities across capabilities and markets.
- Plan, organize, and lead client procurement capability meetings, developing and delivering curated, client-relevant content for introductory, capability, and relationship conversations that showcase Real Chemistry’s full range of services and solutions.
- Serve as a consistent door opener for Real Chemistry, proactively introducing capability and account leads to new stakeholders, business units, and decision-makers within client procurement organizations to create fresh entry points for growth.
- Partner closely with existing client leads to develop a deep understanding of each client’s business, priorities, and procurement dynamics — translating those insights into strategies that expand and strengthen our engagements.
- Support evolution of Real Chemistry’s overall framework for engaging client procurement teams, creating a repeatable model that supports growth across our extended portfolio.
- Keep senior stakeholders informed on relationship status, growth opportunities, and any risks to existing engagements.
- Drive post-engagement debriefs to capture learnings and continuously strengthen how we build and grow client relationships.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in client relationship management, account leadership, strategic sourcing, or procurement — with at least 5 years in a senior leadership position.
- Candidates from account or client services backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply if they bring deep, demonstrated experience engaging client procurement and strategic sourcing organizations.
- A proven track record of generating new business leads and building and growing strategic client relationships, including meaningful experience navigating and influencing client procurement, strategic sourcing, or finance stakeholders — with demonstrated success opening doors to new stakeholders and leading capability meetings that convert into new engagements.
- Deep healthcare industry experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences companies, or agency partners.
- Understanding of the procurement landscape, including market trends, client ESG priorities, and regulatory requirements across the healthcare ecosystem — including global experience.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust at all levels of a client organization and articulate the Real Chemistry value proposition compellingly.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple relationships and priorities simultaneously.
- Highly motivated self-starter who can create structure and momentum where none exists.
Skills
- Relationship management
- Client relationship management
- Account leadership
- Strategic sourcing
- Procurement
- Business strategy
- Growth
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
Location
- Boston - Massachusetts
- Carmel - Indiana
- Chicago - Illinois
- Lambertville - New Jersey
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Senior leadership
- 12+ years of experience
Salary/Compensations
- $170,000-$190,000
Benefits
- Great Place to Work® certified culture
- Comprehensive benefit program and perks
- Generous holiday and paid time off
- Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans
- Support in saving for the future
- Mental wellness coaching and support
- Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning
- Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach fostering collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships
- Flexibility where appropriate
- In-person attendance two days per week for employees within a one-hour commute of a Real Chemistry office
- Remote work options with opportunities for collaboration, culture-building, learning, and team connection throughout the year for employees in regions without a nearby office
About the Company
- At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place is our everyday reality.
- Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed.
- As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
- Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues.
- Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.
- Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.
Equal Opportunity
- Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer.
- We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry.
- We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates.
- Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.