Regional Purchasing Manager - North America

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead supplier scouting, selection, qualification, and homologation processes in accordance with Group policies to meet new supply needs and secure improved sourcing conditions.
• Maintain senior-level relationships with strategic suppliers, ensuring regular communication, information sharing, and alignment with performance and partnership expectations.
• Support development of the annual purchasing budget for the North American companies.
• Execute and maintain supply strategies based on supplier segmentation; validate sourcing rules, allocation models, and supply shares.
• Lead or support negotiations with existing suppliers on pricing, delivery terms, lead times, and contractual frameworks; ensure implementation of Group-level contracts.
• Monitor supplier performance relative to quality, delivery, and service KPIs; ensure corrective actions are defined and implemented.
• Manage Supplier Escalations and conflicts, including performance failures, non-conformities, or damages, ensuring structured resolution.
• Lead sourcing improvement projects and cost-reduction initiatives across the region.
• Promote and implement purchasing synergies with other Group purchasing teams to optimize cost, quality, and supply risk mitigation.
• Oversee Purchasing Operations and coordinate Buyer teams across the three companies, ensuring consistent processes and best-practice adoption.
• Prepare and submit regular reports to HQ on sourcing KPIs, performance trends, and project progress.
• Collaborate with key areas such as Operations, Plant Managers, Planning and Material Planers, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, R&D, and Finance.
• Interfaces with Group HQ Operations teams and the supplier network.
• Coordinates the Buyer teams across the North American region.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of solid experience in strategic sourcing or purchasing within structured, multinational, or complex industrial organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Strong verbal and written language communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with vendors and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at different organizational levels.
• Working knowledge of MRP (ORACLE Preferred), Excel, Word software programs.
• Knowledge of electronics/electromechanics supply markets is a plus.
• Tactical and Strategic Analytical Skills: purchasing process, pricing and marketing trends, commodity index trends, market conditions, lead-time reduction, cost reduction, and other supply chain initiatives.
• Tactical and Strategic Analytical Skills: solving problems, using logical reasoning, and applying emotional intelligence.
• Strategic Thinking: developing strategies to achieve organizational goals; understanding organization's strengths & weaknesses.
• Decision Making: ability to solve problems, use logical reasoning, and apply emotional intelligence.
• Teamwork/Collaboration: working as part of a team for assigned suppliers and manufacturing categories. Steady, collaborative personality.
• Attention to Detail: ability to read and interpret purchaser related documents and work with details daily for prolonged periods of time.
• Project Management: ability to manage cross-functional projects and lead teams across multiple locations. Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices. Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints and meeting quality standards.
• Mathematical Skills: advanced mathematics, algebra, and moderate statistics.