Global Direct Procurement Analyst & Sourcing Strategist

Unilabs Group; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilabs Group is seeking a Global Buyer to support Direct Procurement with analytical, commercial, and sourcing excellence. The role involves working across equipment, services, maintenance, consumables, and related solutions to optimize value across markets.

The candidate will build data-driven insights, partner with Operations and Finance, and contribute to international tenders and category initiatives. A strong analytics mindset and hands-on Excel/Power BI skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field (see above).
• 3–10 years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Procurement Analytics, or Supply Chain.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, particularly Operations, within manufacturing/production.
• Healthcare, medical devices, diagnostics, technology, or CAPEX-intensive industries is advantageous.
• Experience in international or multi-country environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed analysis of supplier proposals, pricing structures, commercial terms, and cost drivers.
• Develop and maintain CAPEX, OPEX, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models.
• Analyze supplier proposals and submissions to support sourcing decisions.
• Build scenarios and sensitivity analyses to support supplier evaluation and award recommendations.
• Perform price-volume, benchmarking, market, and opportunity analysis.
• Support execution of global category strategies and sourcing initiatives.
• Provide fact-based insights to strengthen negotiations and identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Medical/Clinical teams, Finance, Legal, local procurement, and stakeholders across markets.
• Gather operational data on equipment requirements, installed base, utilization, volumes, service performance, and replacement needs.
• Proactively follow up with stakeholders to close data gaps and ensure timely delivery of sourcing activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Numerical & financial analytics

TCO/ CAPEX / OPEX modelling

Spend, price & volume analysis

Supplier bid normalization

Scenario & sensitivity analysis

Data integration across datasets

Stakeholder management

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in supply chain / procurement / business / finance / economics / engineering / data analytics

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Unilabs Group is seeking a Global Buyer to support Direct Procurement with analytical, commercial, and sourcing excellence. The role involves working across equipment, services, maintenance, consumables, and related solutions to optimize value across markets.

The candidate will build data-driven insights, partner with Operations and Finance, and contribute to international tenders and category initiatives. A strong analytics mindset and hands-on Excel/Power BI skills are essential.