Lead the team, strengthen supplier performance, and drive procurement results that
fuel business growth!
As our
Procurement Manager - North America, you'll lead the procurement team and help shape a competitive supply strategy across North America. You'll strengthen domestic and international supplier partnerships, lead negotiations and cost-improvement initiatives, and collaborate across the business to improve supplier performance and support our growth priorities.
What You'll Do: - Lead, coach, and develop the North America Procurement team, establishing clear priorities, accountability, performance expectations, and procurement KPIs
- Oversee day-to-day procurement and purchasing operations, including purchase orders, supplier commitments, delivery management, expediting, material shortages, and escalations
- Manage domestic suppliers and partner with regional procurement teams on international suppliers to improve cost, quality, delivery, lead times, capacity, service, and supply continuity
- Drive supplier performance and development through scorecards, performance reviews, corrective actions, recovery plans, and continuous improvement
- Lead supplier negotiations involving pricing, cost reductions, payment terms, lead times, minimum-order requirements, blanket orders, and other commercial terms
- Lead strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, supplier selection, alternative-source development, and new-supplier qualification while partnering with regional procurement teams to strengthen the global supply base
- Identify and mitigate supply-chain risks related to inventory, capacity, commodities, logistics, geopolitical factors, material availability, and supplier continuity
- Partner across Supply Chain, Product Management, Sales, Customer Service, Quality, Operations, Warehouse, Logistics, and other functions to align procurement priorities with business and customer needs
- Ensure accurate supplier, purchasing, cost, and lead-time data within the ERP system to support effective procurement decisions
- Drive procurement standards, controls, and continuous-improvement initiatives across purchasing and supplier-management processes
- Track and communicate procurement KPIs, supplier performance, shortages, cost changes, sourcing initiatives, and material risks while supporting budgeting, forecasting, and business planning
- Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, contractual requirements, approval authority, and established controls
- Other duties assigned
What You'll Bring: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- 5+ years of progressive procurement, purchasing, sourcing, or supply-chain experience, including 3+ years of direct people-management experience
- Demonstrated experience in supplier negotiations, purchasing execution, cost improvement, supplier performance, and resolution of delivery or material-availability issues
- Experience managing domestic and international suppliers and collaborating across functions, divisions, or regions
- Experience in manufacturing, distribution, engineered products, or a similarly complex supply environment involving inventory, lead times, supplier constraints, and customer requirements
- Working knowledge of RFQs, inventory drivers, payment terms, blanket orders, supplier capacity, volume-based pricing, and commercial terms
- Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel, with the ability to analyze procurement and supplier data and clearly communicate risks, options, and recommendations
- Ability to work independently, build alignment, and respectfully challenge proposed actions when business risk or procurement requirements warrant it
- Ability to travel domestically approximately 10% and internationally less than 5%
Preferred Qualifications: - MBA or advanced degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
- ASCM CSCP or CPIM, ISM CPSM, or comparable supply-chain or procurement certification
- Dynamics 365 or comparable ERP experience
- Foreign-language skills relevant to the company's supplier base or regional business needs
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