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OP Mobility; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OPmobility in Barcelona, a global leader in sustainable mobility, seeks a Capex Commodity Purchasing Lead to define purchasing strategy for capex projects across the group.

You will build supplier panels, develop strategic plans, negotiate terms, and drive cost reductions while ensuring QCD objectives and safety across regions.

Formación

• Engineering degree or business school with purchasing specialization.
• A previous experience in purchasing in industrial environments or as an industrial engineer.
• Purchasing knowledge and technical negotiations.
• Finance and cash management understanding.
• Logistics knowledge and incoterms; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsabilidades

• Define and build worldwide purchasing strategies for the commodity under its responsibility.
• Build and update the business plan; establish global supplier panels.
• Negotiate contracts and terms; manage capex budget and sourcing metrics.
• Lead procurement activities to ensure QC, cost, time and safety objectives.
• Collaborate with operations, industrial teams, and suppliers across regions.
• Present milestones and reports; manage cash in/out for projects.

Conocimientos

Purchasing knowledge

Negotiation skills

Finance & cash management

Logistics understanding

Communication

Leadership

Customer orientation

Rigor & results

Multicultural awareness

Strategic vision

Educación

Engineering degree / Purchasing specialty

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Ready to take on meaningful challenges and shape the next generation of mobility?

Joining OPmobility means stepping into a global group with a purpose to keep people and goods moving safely, smarter, and sustainably everywhere.

Missions

• Missions
• KPI and/or main deliverables
• Actively participates into the development of the Capital Expenditure commodity strategies and ensures their application.
• Achieves company’s objectives in terms of cost-reduction, supply base management, quality and delivery time.
• Supports division profitable growth in existing & new regions
• Accompanies division Industrial strategy & challenges
• Participates to modernisation & Up-grade of existing plants
• Anticipates needs of tomorrow

1/ Capex Commodity Purchasing Lead:

• Define purchasing strategy & preferred supplier panel for the commodity of her/ his scope
• Is key account for global suppliers
• Is part of OPTIPRO core team and ensure capex Q,C, T and safety project objectives
• Sourcing performance
• Negotiations of payments conditions
• Business plan & strategy commodity in place
• Capex dashboard (hours, sourcing metrics etc.)
• Contractual frames in place

Activities

• She/he is responsible to manage whole purchasing perimeter of the project and define clear S.OW with MRO Plant Buyers;
• She/he is responsible to follow and ensure the usage of the internal procedures ref. to purchasing métier, safety and environment;
• She/he is responsible for the purchasing capex budget (hours & money) allocated for the project

Capex Commodity purchasing lead

• Defines and builds the worldwide purchasing strategies for the commodity under its responsibility according the division needs;
• Builds & up- date business plan;
• Masters the market commodity: suppliers knowledge, new comers, trends, innovation, mid and long terms risks and opportunities…;
• Develops high level of Technical knowledge, cost understanding, market awareness on his/her segments and interact with relevant network (operations, industrial, KHC, experts, etc.);
• Establishes global commercial agreements and contractual frames with key suppliers;
• Defines the classification and status of supplier;
• Could be involved in early phases of project (expertise phase, acquisition phase);
• Negotiates global agreement with suppliers / identify bundle plan;
• Defines the purchasing macro planning of the project;
• Defines the SOW with plant buyer and capex leader;
• Manages and executes the kick off meeting with her/his extended team to present the program scope, planning, technical perimeter, objectives, risks and opportunities and also lessons learned from previous projects
• Send RFQ , organize pre sourcing / sourcing and nomination according Project Targets
• Recommends the sourcing choices according to the plant, project needs and global strategy
• Follow suppliers during the industrial project
• Ensures the follow up of budget of project and alerts in case of gap.
• Cash in/ Cash out management
• Each milestones report a global overview of its project in required format

Profile requirements

• Engineering Degree / Business school with specialty in purchasing management.

A previous experience in purchasing or in an industrial (and international) environment or as an industrial engineer could be required

• Purchasing knowledge
• Technical negotiations
• Finance & cash management
• Logistics (consignment, incoterms)
• Good ability for communication
• Leadership/Team player
• Customer oriented
• Rigor & result oriented
• Multi-cultural abilities
• Medium & long term vision ability

At OPmobility, people truly matter. We are committed to building inclusive teams, promoting diversity and equality, and ensuring that every application is considered fairly - because the future of mobility is built by diverse perspectives, bold ideas, and people who dare to move forward.

Innovation is therefore not a buzzword, but a natural part of everyday work. You’ll grow in an international environment where cutting-edge technologies, industrial excellence, and real-world impact come together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow’s automotive industry.

Founded in 1946 by Pierre Burelle, OPmobility, known until 2024 as Plastic Omnium, has transformed itself into a player in sustainable and connected mobility. Today, OPmobility develops technological solutions across four areas of expertise: exterior and lighting systems, the integration of complex modules, technologies related to energy storage, hydrogen and electrification, and a division dedicated to the development of embedded software and digital solutions.

With €11.5 billion in revenue in 2025, 152 factories, 40 R&D centers, and nearly 38,100 employees across 28 countries, OPmobility combines global scale with local impact. All driven by a shared ambition to accelerate the automotive energy transition.