Purchasing Assistant Team Leader
Core
Lead a team of Purchasing Coordinators to manage pan-European purchasing operations, ensuring accurate and timely purchase orders across key categories like Protein, Grocery, and Packaging.
Role type
Senior IC team lead (supply chain/purchasing)
Builds
Pan-European purchase order generation and distribution
Domain
International Supply Chain Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Team leadership and mentorship, end-to-end category operations management, supplier performance tracking, KPI accountability (OTIF, waste mitigation, ASN compliance), risk management and reporting, resource allocation, process optimization and SOP creation, stakeholder management, data analysis
Preferred skills
People management experience, ERP/MRP system experience, proficiency in additional European languages (German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian)
Technologies
Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, ERP/MRP systems
Responsibilities
Lead and optimize a team of Purchasing Coordinators, manage end-to-end category operations including forecasting and delivery tracking, hold accountability for critical metrics like OTIF and waste mitigation, partner with international supply chain teams, identify and mitigate supply chain risks, review team capacity and distribute workloads, champion process optimizations and build standardized SOPs, monitor service performance metrics and deliver insights to stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership