Regional Team Lead Procurement Operations

Belimo; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Belimo is seeking a Team Lead of Procurement Operations to oversee purchasing workflows, manage buyers, and align sourcing strategies with daily transactions.

You will drive process improvements, ensure vendor compliance, and optimize supply chain data while monitoring KPIs such as OTD and cost savings. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3–5 years of progressive purchasing/production control experience in manufacturing.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement operations teams: recruit, train, mentor buyers and specialists.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements to reduce lead times.
• Optimize SAP settings to improve component availability and operational efficiency.

Skills

Team Leadership

Negotiation

Analytical

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Job description

Introduction

The Team Lead of Procurement Operations oversees operational purchasing workflows. They manage buyers, streamline procurement processes, enforce vendor compliance, and optimize supply chain data. This role bridges Belimo sourcing strategies with daily transactional execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Recruit, train, mentor, procurement specialists and buyers.
• Process Optimization: Identify bottlenecks in the supply chain and implement continuous process improvements to reduce purchasing lead times.
• Optimization of settings in SAP to drive availability of components along with efficiency of operations worldwide.
• Workflow Oversight: Ensure smooth daily operations, including Purchase Requisition (PR) to Purchase Order (PO) conversion, supplier enablement through Belimo SRM tool and invoice discrepancy resolution.
• Compliance & Governance: Support collecting data required for Belimo Compliance initiative.
• Data & Analytics: Design procurement dashboards, track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like OTD, ITO and cost savings, and report on spend analysis.

Required Expertise

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: 3-5 years of progressive experience in purchasing/production control in a manufacturing environment.
• Team Management experience.
• Technical Skills: Hands‑on proficiency with major ERPs, SAP preferred.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Must be a team player with clear and concise communication skills.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support such as H1B, TN, E-3, CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, or employment based permanent residence processes, now or in the future.

People at Belimo

Smart buildings start with dedicated people. We bring talented people together and foster an environment to succeed. At Belimo, respect, trust, and support across departments help ideas move quickly into real-world solutions, because we achieve more together than we ever could alone. .

About Belimo

Belimo is the global market leader in the development, production, and sales of field devices for the energy-efficient control of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. The focus of our core business is on damper actuators, control valves, sensors and meters. Founded in 1975, the company has been listed on the Swiss Exchange (SIX) since 1995.

Compensation & Benefits

Belimo is committed to paying all employees in a fair, equitable and transparent manner. The base pay for this position ranges from $95,000 - $110,000 annually with a target performance bonus of 15% of an employee’s annual base salary. Compensation is based on several factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, education and experience. Belimo is a total compensation company which includes a comprehensive benefits package including a full range of medical, financial, and other competitive benefits.

Belimo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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