Strategic Purchasing Lead — Cost Savings & Contracts

Saint-Gobain Group; Oxford (NC); On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Saint-Gobain Group’s Oxford, NC plant seeks a Purchasing Agent to manage site purchasing, negotiate with vendors, oversee RFPs for OpEx/CapEx, and ensure policy compliance. You will collaborate with technical teams and drive cost savings.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in procurement or project management, with strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering or similar.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in procurement, leadership, or project management with proven success in purchasing activities.

Responsibilities

• Act as both a tactical and strategic Purchaser for the site and business unit to include Purchase Order creation and monitoring.
• Coordinates and leads all site-level RFPs for both local OpEx and CapEx purchases with vendor negotiations through to contract signature and PO creation.
• Engage the plant's technical teams early to ensure compliance of purchasing methodology and proper bidding platform management.
• Foster site compliance with North American Purchasing Policy, Internal Controls Reference Framework, Gift Policy, and P-Card Policy.
• Manage projects for sites, evaluate spend, develop site portfolios for agreements and cross-site synergies.
• Create Portfolio Analysis of spend and risk assessment of top spend suppliers; identify BCPs.
• Drive compliance of digital tools to ensure bidding per policy, vendor validation, and savings tracking.
• Use contract templates for capital, equipment, and services transactions.
• Process/monitor purchase orders and act as vendor liaison through bidding, negotiation, contracts, and risk qualification.
• Generate monthly reporting to ensure accurate operations and on-time payments.
• Conduct regular training sessions and Purchasing meetings with plant staff.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Vendor management

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering or similar

Job description

Saint-Gobain Group’s Oxford, NC plant seeks a Purchasing Agent to manage site purchasing, negotiate with vendors, oversee RFPs for OpEx/CapEx, and ensure policy compliance. You will collaborate with technical teams and drive cost savings.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in procurement or project management, with strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects. Occasional travel may be required.