The ideal candidate is a hands-on procurement leader with 5+ years of purchasing experience in manufacturing, construction, or other industrial environments. They have experience leading buyer teams, managing procure-to-pay processes, and driving operational efficiency while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and procedures. This individual is highly organized, analytical, and skilled at building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers. Proficiency with procurement systems such as Coupa, SAP, or Ariba, along with a passion for continuous improvement, team development, and delivering exceptional service, will position them for success in this role.

What you will do:

Ensure efficient and standardized management of the operational purchasing process within the division by coordinating the buyer pool team to meet policy, budget, and service level requirements. The Purchasing Manager serves as a liaison between Operations, Negotiators, Accounts Payable, and the Planning & Normativity CoE (PYN), consolidating demand, monitoring KPIs, and driving continuous improvement in the purchasing process, while maintaining operational relationships with local suppliers within the division.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and supervise the division's buyer team, ensuring proper execution of requisitions, purchase orders, and compliance with corporate guidelines.
• Consolidate and assign purchasing needs from plants and operational areas to identify standardization, synergy opportunities and balanced workload.
• Monitor and analyze key process indicators (KPIs) such as cycle times, policy compliance, order efficiency, and supplier performance.
• Ensure uniform application of processes, formats, and approval levels defined by the PYN CoE.
• Collaborate with the Negotiation (Commodity Managers / Negotiators) team on framework agreements, price lists, and strategic contracts.
• Maintain relationships with local and operational suppliers within the division, ensuring proper service, quality, and compliance with corporate policies.
• Act as an operational bridge between Procurement and Accounts Payable, Finance, and Operations to resolve issues and ensure proper Procure-to-Pay flow.
• Identify non-compliance or deviations and promote corrective or preventive actions.
• Support the training and development of the buyer team, fostering a culture of service, compliance, and efficiency.
• Provide operational support to the buyer team during high workload or absence periods to ensure process continuity.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives and in the adoption of purchasing technology tools (Coupa, SAP, or others).

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, International Trade or related field.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in purchasing or procurement functions, preferably in manufacturing or construction industries.
• Experience leading or coordinating buyer or analyst teams.
• Knowledge of e-procurement tools (Coupa, SAP, Ariba or equivalents).
• Knowledge of corporate procurement policies and audit/compliance processes.