Purchasing Shared Service Manager leads our purchasing and procurement operations across our three plants located in Romania, Belgium, and the United States.

1st phase

• Set up standardized processes for purchasing across all sites (through SAP roll out)
• Set up this new purchasing team in the shared services center (hire & train)

2nd phase

• Full responsibility of the purchasing of materials & services for all 3 sites
• Strategic Sourcing: Developing and implementing sourcing strategies to optimize costs and ensure the quality of materials.
• Supplier Management: Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring supplier performance meets company standards.
• Process Improvement: Streamlining procurement processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. All processes will be based on SAP best practices.
• Compliance: Ensuring all purchasing activities comply with industry regulations and company policies.
• Team Leadership: Leading and mentoring a team of purchasing professionals to achieve departmental goals.
• Negotiation: Negotiate terms and conditions with suppliers to secure the best possible prices and agreements.
• Budget Management: Manage the procurement budget, prepare cost analyses, and generate reports to ensure financial efficiency.

Educational requirements:

• University education or equivalent by experience

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 10 Yrs experience in Purchasing & Procurement
• Minimum 5 Yrs experience in people management

Job Specific Competencies

• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and management skills.
• Deep understanding of supply chain and inventory management systems.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to dynamic environments.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to achieving operational efficiency.
• English is a must; another European language an advantage
• Demonstrate the ability to articulate your analysis.
• Excellent communications and organizational skills with the ability to coordinate
• Function requires to be communicative, problem solver and open minded.
• Strong PC skills with a solid understanding of Office package: Excel is must.
• Willing to travel internationally in Belgium and US approx. 10% – 15% of your time.