Global Raw Materials Procurement Specialist

Köppen Executive; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Köppen Executive is seeking a Global Procurement Specialist to join its international procurement team. The role involves defining and implementing the group’s procurement strategy across manufacturing sites in Europe and Latin America.

You will work with local teams to ensure supply of direct materials, drive cost optimization, and develop strategic supplier relationships while contributing to continuous procurement improvements.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in Procurement within industrial manufacturing companies.
• Direct Procurement experience (raw materials, components or production materials) is highly valued.
• Proven experience negotiating with national and international suppliers.
• Good understanding of industrial manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
• High level of English, essential for working in an international environment.
• Experience using ERP systems and advanced Excel.
• Experience with reporting and data analysis tools will be considered an asset.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Procurement teams across the Group's manufacturing sites in Europe and Latin America.
• Contribute to the definition and deployment of the Corporate Direct Procurement strategy.
• Negotiate with national and international suppliers for sourcing of materials.
• Lead supplier sourcing, qualification, evaluation and development processes.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and standardization initiatives across sites.
• Participate in negotiation of global framework agreements and strategic contracts.
• Analyze market trends, commodity developments and supply risks.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations on improvements.
• Develop and monitor procurement KPIs, dashboards and reporting.
• Analyze procurement performance and propose action plans.
• Support digitalization and data quality of Procurement systems and tools.

Conocimientos

Negotiation with suppliers

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Analytical mindset

English proficiency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Herramientas

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Data analysis tools

Descripción del empleo

Would you like to join a multinational industrial company with an international footprint and contribute to its global procurement strategy?

We are looking for a Global Procurement Specialist to join the Global Procurement team of a multinational industrial company with operations across Europe and Latin America.

This is an international role that will work cross-functionally with the local procurement teams at each manufacturing site, supporting the implementation of the global procurement strategy while participating in supplier development, digitalization, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your mission

As a Global Procurement Specialist, you will become part of the global direct procurement team, supporting the definition and implementation of the Group's procurement strategy across its different manufacturing plants.

You will work closely with local Procurement, Production, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain teams to ensure the supply of direct materials, identify synergies across sites, optimize costs, develop strategic supplier relationships, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Procurement function.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Procurement teams across the Group's manufacturing sites in Europe and Latin America.
• Contribute to the definition and deployment of the Corporate Direct Procurement strategy.
• Negotiate with national and international suppliers for the sourcing of raw materials, components and production materials.
• Lead supplier sourcing, qualification, evaluation and development processes.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities, standardization initiatives and synergies across manufacturing sites.
• Participate in the negotiation of global framework agreements and strategic contracts.
• Analyze market trends, commodity developments and supply risks.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations teams on continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and monitor corporate procurement KPIs, dashboards and reporting, providing insights to support decision-making.
• Analyze procurement performance, identifying improvement opportunities and proposing action plans.
• Support the continuous development and digitalization of Procurement systems and tools, contributing to process optimization, reporting capabilities and data quality.
• Participate in corporate transformation projects aimed at improving the Procurement function.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in Procurement within industrial manufacturing companies.
• Previous experience in Direct Procurement (raw materials, components or production materials) will be highly valued.
• Proven experience negotiating with national and international suppliers.
• Good understanding of industrial manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
• High level of English, essential for working in an international environment.
• Experience using ERP systems and advanced Excel.
• Experience with reporting and data analysis tools will be considered an asset.

What do we offer?

• The opportunity to join a multinational industrial company with an international footprint.
• A global role with direct impact on the Group's global procurement strategy.
• Participation in international projects and collaboration with teams across Europe and Latin America.
• The opportunity to contribute to procurement transformation, digitalization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• A professional development plan within a dynamic, collaborative and growing international organization.