Associate Procurement Manager

Ecolab; Sant Joan Despí; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab in Barcelona seeks an Associate Procurement Manager to design, own and deploy sourcing strategies for key product categories on a global level. You will lead negotiations with suppliers and build resilient supply chains while aiming for best total cost of ownership.

The role requires 8+ years of international sourcing experience, strong knowledge of SRM and contract management, and excellent cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Formal qualification in Sourcing, Procurement, and/or Negotiation is preferred
• 8+ years of international sourcing and procurement experience, preferably within industrial, manufacturing, or engineered-to-order environments
• Strong expertise in procurement best practices, including Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, SRM, and Contract Management
• Excellent negotiation, supplier management, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills

Responsibilities

• Acts as business owner for your categories autonomously defining and executing sourcing strategies.
• Applies Total Delivered Cost (TDC) process and tools to build and reinforce a best-in-class supply that meets company goals.
• Leads saving projects to support growth and improve project cost base; collaborates across PM, Operations, Engineering and Business.
• Develops Supply Assurance, business continuity plans and risk assessments; communicates updates to stakeholders.
• Builds and maintains expert knowledge of respective categories, competition, and innovations.

Skills

English proficiency

Negotiation

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Supply Chain

Job description

Ecolab is seeking an Associate Procurement Manager for our Procurement Centre of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain. If you are looking for new challenges in a very dynamic, truly international environment, you will enjoy belonging to the group. Don’t miss the opportunity to join a highly recognized global company, offering competitive compensation in addition to a self-directed career journey.

The selected candidate will design, own and deploy the Sourcing Strategy for main product categories for Ovivo at a Global level, aiming to ensure supply at the best possible TCO.

The role is in Barcelona, and reports to the Ovivo Commercial Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as business owner for your categories autonomously defining and executing sourcing strategies. Goals: improve reliability, get competitive pricing, seek technical and commercial opportunities, reduce complexity, shorten lead times. You are responsible for directly leading negotiations with suppliers.
• Applies, as sourcing methodology, the Total Delivered Cost (TDC) process and tools, from definition to implementation, to build and reinforce a best-in-class supply that meets the company goals.
• Leads saving projects to support growth and improve project cost base . Collaborates across Project Management, Operations, Engineering and Business to ensure action plans and project milestones are met.
• Develops Supply Assurance, business continuity plans and risk assessments. Investigates, develops, and drives actions to remedy supply disruptions and constraints. Effectively communicates updates to internal stakeholders.
• Builds and maintains expert knowledge of respective categories, competition, and innovations. Jointly works with stakeholders to address questions and needs surrounding suppliers, markets, materials, and services.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field
• Formal qualification in Sourcing, Procurement, and/or Negotiation is preferred
• 8+ years of international sourcing and procurement experience, preferably within industrial, manufacturing, or engineered-to-order environments
• Strong expertise in procurement best practices, including Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), and Contract Management
• Excellent negotiation, supplier management, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Adaptable and resilient professional, able to navigate dynamic environments and negotiate effectively across diverse situations and cultures
• Collaborative team player with a results-driven mindset
• Fluent English required; an additional European language is a plus

About Ecolab

At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner's mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right.

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.