Strategic NPD Procurement Lead for Energy Transition

BDR Thermea HQ; Apeldoorn; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BDR Thermea Group is seeking a Procurement Manager Commercial & DAC to lead sourcing and supplier activities for new product development. You will drive on-time launches, cost targets, and quality while aligning with product development, engineering, and R&D teams across multiple countries.

The role includes ownership of the BU procurement strategy, building resilient supplier bases, and leading a dedicated procurement team.

Qualifications

• Strong procurement and supplier management experience in an international environment.
• Experience working with product development, engineering, or technical teams.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive results across functions.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• A proactive, organised, and hands-on mindset.
• A global perspective and the ability to build relationships across cultures.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Defining and implementing sourcing strategies aligned with Group Procurement and Commodity strategies.
• Leading supplier selection and engagement for new product introductions.
• Partnering with R&D, Product Management, Quality, and Procurement teams across the business.
• Driving performance against time-to-market, cost targets, sustainability, and risk reduction.
• Working closely with Commodity Management and country procurement teams to maximise synergies.
• Identifying opportunities to improve procurement processes and ways of working across the Group.
• Leading and developing the Business Unit procurement team.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Project management

Global perspective

Job description

BDR Thermea Group is seeking a Procurement Manager Commercial & DAC to lead sourcing and supplier activities for new product development. You will drive on-time launches, cost targets, and quality while aligning with product development, engineering, and R&D teams across multiple countries.

The role includes ownership of the BU procurement strategy, building resilient supplier bases, and leading a dedicated procurement team.