Global Buyer: Direct Procurement & Data-Driven Sourcing

Unilabs; Porto; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilabs is seeking a Global Buyer to join its Direct Procurement team, reporting to the Head of Direct Procurement. The role focuses on analytical, commercial, and sourcing support across direct procurement activities, including tenders and category initiatives for equipment, services, maintenance, and consumables.

You will collaborate with Operations, Finance, Legal, and regional teams to build data-driven insights, models, and supplier evaluations to enable fact-based decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in supply chain, procurement, business, finance, economics, engineering, data analytics, or related field.
• Approximately 3–10 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing, procurement analytics, or supply chain.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, especially Operations teams, in manufacturing or production environments.
• Experience in healthcare, medical devices, diagnostics, technology, or other CAPEX-intensive industries is an advantage.
• Experience in an international or multi-country environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed analysis of supplier proposals, pricing structures, terms, and cost drivers with Category Managers.
• Develop and maintain CAPEX, OPEX, and Total Cost of Ownership models.
• Analyse supplier bids to support sourcing decisions and award recommendations.
• Build scenarios and sensitivity analyses for supplier evaluation.
• Perform spend, price, and volume analysis to uncover opportunities.
• Support global category strategies and sourcing initiatives across markets.
• Provide data-driven insights to strengthen negotiations and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Medical/Clinical, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Gather and validate operational data required for sourcing decisions.
• Identify equipment requirements and utilisation; close data gaps to finish sourcing activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in supply chain or related

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Unilabs is seeking a Global Buyer to join its Direct Procurement team, reporting to the Head of Direct Procurement. The role focuses on analytical, commercial, and sourcing support across direct procurement activities, including tenders and category initiatives for equipment, services, maintenance, and consumables.

You will collaborate with Operations, Finance, Legal, and regional teams to build data-driven insights, models, and supplier evaluations to enable fact-based decisions.