Global Procurement & Supplier Strategy Lead

BMA Group Global; Aguadilla (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BMA Group Global in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, seeks a senior procurement professional to lead global spend categories, develop strategies, and optimize supplier bases.

You will negotiate contracts with complex suppliers, manage cross-functional teams, and advise executives on risk and cost management. Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills are essential for success in this role. This role offers impactful work across markets and opportunities to grow within a global team.

Qualifications

• First level university degree or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 6-10 years of experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads a complex supply chain sub-category; including data and industry analysis; reports results to senior managers.
• May lead an international, cross-functional team.
• Meets with Stakeholder senior managers to understand business priorities and translate them into supply chain strategies; influence the industry and marketplace within moderately complex marketplace categories.
• Develops and utilizes supply chain, business, and financial modeling tools.
• Drives supply base optimization.
• Negotiates and completes contracts with complex suppliers.
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of large, moderately complex suppliers.
• Partners with suppliers in minor strategic development.
• Provides input on risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management and operation strategies.
• Assesses current and evolving business models in the marketplace.
• Identifies challenging contract risk areas.
• Negotiates acceptable contracting outcomes using known solutions.
• Advises senior level business leaders on contract risk areas.

Skills

Procurement processes

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Supply chain modeling

Contracting

Negotiation

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement tools/software

Job description

BMA Group Global in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, seeks a senior procurement professional to lead global spend categories, develop strategies, and optimize supplier bases.

You will negotiate contracts with complex suppliers, manage cross-functional teams, and advise executives on risk and cost management. Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills are essential for success in this role. This role offers impactful work across markets and opportunities to grow within a global team.