Global Strategic Purchaser
Core
Own and drive global sourcing strategy for a sub-commodity group in Electrical, Instrumentation & Flow Items, managing a €50–70M annual spend to maximize value and secure supply.
Role type
Senior strategic purchaser (category management)
Builds
Global supplier base, commercial agreements, and resilient supply chains for new products and existing operations
Domain
Manufacturing, heavy industry, energy, food, water, shipping
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
strategic purchasing, international supplier negotiations, supplier relationship management, contract management, stakeholder management, commercial judgment, analytical skills, supply chain optimization, supplier performance management, crisis management
Preferred skills
experience with electrical/instrumentation/flow components, knowledge of manufacturing processes, digitalization initiatives
Technologies
SAP Ariba, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Tableau, Power BI, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Asana, Trello, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Airtable, Notion, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, Demandbase, Gainsight, ChurnZero, Pendo, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Segment, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Asana, Trello, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Airtable, Notion, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, Demandbase, Gainsight, ChurnZero, Pendo, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Segment
Responsibilities
Own and implement global sourcing strategy; Optimize global supplier base and supply chain; Lead international supplier negotiations; Drive supplier performance and consolidation; Partner with R&D and Product Management on new product sourcing; Lead sourcing during supply disruptions and crises; Collaborate with factories and global purchasing teams; Ensure supplier compliance with sustainability and regulatory requirements; Identify opportunities for digitalization and continuous improvement
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
