Purchasing Senior Manager
Purchasing and Logistics
Madrid (Spain)
Ref: NH8109
January 17, 2023
INDUSTRY AND CAPITAL GOODS
FUNCTIONS
For our client a Multinatinationational company in the Industrial Sector, We're looking for a Purchasing Senior Manager, responsible for managing a team of professionals who oversee all aspects of global purchasing for all Direct goods and services, both at a corporate level and at all remote facilities.
The candidate, with his/her team, will oversee the development of contracts, negotiate pricing, ensure qualification of multiple suppliers to mitigate overall business risk, develop sourcing strategies that are aligned with overall business strategies, drive cost savings and supply chain efficiencies.
Responsabilities:
- Ensure a regular follow-up of the supplier’s performance with SQD, plants and relevant cross functional stakeholders in order to meet required Service Levels
- Ensure regular follow up of the supplier in relation with the financial performance
- Set & follow up corrective measures when suppliers performance deviations happen to converge with budget
- Negotiate and sign General Conditions of Purchase and support on Quality Assurance Agreement acceptance by supplier.
- Ensure existence of Long Term Agreements, yearly price reductions, when nominating suppliers
- Ensure savings measures are implemented locally with its corresponding implementation and communication plan.
- Lead cross functional teams (with R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering, quality and others) to ensure validation services and or supplies in line with desired KPIs, Service Levels and or technical requirements
- Participate in the continuous improvement of tools & processes to manage global suppliers
Requirements:
- Professional background in industrial purchasing, ideally on quimics products in an international environment.
- You are very familiar with contracts T&C negotiation with providers.
- You speak Spanish at a native level
- You speak English at a high level.
- Speaking French would be a plus.
- More than 10 years’ experience in same roles.
- Strong knowledge of business methods, e.g. Target costing, value analysis/engineering, cost breakdown/cost calculation