Strategic Purchasing Manager

Jobat; Brussel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobat is seeking an experienced Strategic Purchasing Manager to lead procurement across Europe, overseeing supplier strategies, contracts, and performance. You will manage a purchasing and quality team and partner with production, sales, logistics and quality functions.

Based in Belgium, you will drive cost reductions, KPI monitoring, material availability, and inventory optimisation while shaping a high-performing procurement function.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-border European purchasing teams.
• Proven ability to define supplier strategies and negotiate contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the European purchasing function.
• Manage and coach purchasing and quality teams.
• Define and execute sourcing and supplier strategies.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and framework agreements.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives and procurement performance.
• Develop and monitor procurement KPIs.
• Ensure material availability and inventory optimisation.
• Partner with production, sales, logistics and quality teams.

Job description

To support continued growth, Our client are seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead procurement activities, supplier strategy, and quality oversight across multiple European operations while managing a purchasing and quality team.

Jobomschrijving

As a Strategic Purchasing Manager your responsibilities are:

• Lead and develop the European purchasing function
• Manage and coach purchasing and quality teams
• Define and execute sourcing and supplier strategies
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and framework agreements
• Drive cost reduction initiatives and procurement performance
• Develop and monitor procurement KPIs
• Ensure material availability and inventory optimisation
• Partner closely with production, sales, logistics and quality teams