Purchasing Lead

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Job summary

Lutron Electronics is seeking a Purchasing Lead to join our procurement team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will lead a high-performing purchasing team and shape strategies aligned with global objectives.

You will collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier networks to optimize operations, forecast demand, establish KPIs, and drive continuous improvement with data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field; GPA minimum 3.00.
• 6+ years in supply chain and operations management, including 3+ years in procurement.
• Leadership experience in managing teams with coaching and performance management preferred.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in purchasing and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to adopt and implement new technologies and methods to improve processes.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop procurement teams, designing and executing strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Collaborate with global teams across sites to resolve operational challenges and drive efficiencies.
• Oversee PFEP management within the enterprise system for accurate procurement planning.
• Coordinate supply base resources with strategic purchasing, supplier quality, engineering, and manufacturing.
• Design and manage complex supply chain processes, including multi-tier supplier networks and raw material consignment strategies.
• Analyze procurement datasets to identify trends, establish KPIs, and drive actionable insights.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Data-driven decision making

Willingness to innovate

Detail-oriented

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations or related field

Tools

PFEP (Plan for Every Part)

ERP / Enterprise systems

Job description

Lutron Electronics Company, Inc

Purchasing Lead

Location: US-TX-Austin

Overview

Lutron is seeking a Purchasing Lead to join our procurement team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will drive procurement excellence by leading a high-performing purchasing team and shaping strategies that align with global business objectives. You will collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier networks to optimize operations, streamline supply chains, and deliver measurable business impact. Leverage data-driven insights to enhance supplier performance, forecast demand, and establish key performance metrics for continuous improvement. By working in a collaborative environment, you will be exposed to, and trained by, industry experts who will aid in your professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop procurement teams: build and guide a high-performing tactical purchasing team, designing and executing procurement strategies that align with business objectives.
• Cross-functional collaboration: partner proactively with global teams across multiple sites to resolve operational challenges and drive efficiencies in procurement operations.
• Enterprise system management: oversee the initialization and ongoing management of the "Plan for Every Part" within Lutron's enterprise system, ensuring accurate, scalable procurement planning.
• Strategic supplier integration: coordinate supply base resources with strategic purchasing, supplier quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams to support business growth and innovation.
• Complex supply chain oversight: design and manage intricate supply chain processes, including multi-tier supplier networks and raw material consignment strategies, to optimize operational performance.
• Data-driven decision making: analyze large procurement datasets to identify trends, establish key performance indicators (KPIs), and drive actionable insights that improve sourcing and supplier performance.

Supply Chain Design Projects

• Leading product supply chain design process to drive improvement on quality, delivery, cost, risk, and flexibility for long-term success.
• Oversee and drive performance of global contract manufacturing partners to ensure alignment with quality, cost, delivery, and strategic business objectives.
• Working as the supply chain project leader to ensure the material pipeline will be aligned with business needs.
• Managing material cutovers to optimize the raw material inventory and pipeline risk.
• Creating and implementing plans for every part (PFEP) on all new material and continually improving the PFEP standard work, tools, and methodology with existing product supply chain management team.
• Working closely with procurement and supplier quality management team to develop the supply chain competencies for future business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations or a related field.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all earned degrees.
• 6+ years of experience in supply chain and operations management, including at least 3 years in procurement.
• Leadership experience managing teams, with a proven track record in coaching, performance management, and talent development is preferred.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in purchasing and manufacturing process.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to innovate, adopt & implement new technologies & methods to improve the process.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities.

Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Affidavitative Action Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.