EMEA Director of Procurement & Digital Transformation

Linde Gas Ab; Porto; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Gas AB seeks a Director Procurement EMEA to lead procurement performance across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will define category strategies, drive standardization, and align with Finance, Operations and Digital teams to unlock value across multiple countries.

The role focuses on evolving the operating model, deploying AI-driven procurement tools, and building high-performing teams to deliver sustainable savings and resilience across the EMEA region.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years of procurement and supply chain leadership experience.
• Strong strategic and commercial mindset with P&L impact understanding.
• Deep expertise in category management, strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled procurement processes and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead Procurement performance across Europe, the Middle East and Africa to drive measurable savings and value creation.
• Define and execute EMEA-wide category strategies to increase leverage and standardization.
• Evolve the EMEA Procurement Operating Model with scalable structures and governance.
• Champion deployment of digital, automated, and AI-driven procurement solutions to transform decision-making.
• Develop high-performing category management and procurement operations teams across multiple countries.

Job description

Linde Gas AB seeks a Director Procurement EMEA to lead procurement performance across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will define category strategies, drive standardization, and align with Finance, Operations and Digital teams to unlock value across multiple countries.

The role focuses on evolving the operating model, deploying AI-driven procurement tools, and building high-performing teams to deliver sustainable savings and resilience across the EMEA region.