Purchasing Lead

Overview

Lutron is seeking a Purchasing Lead to join our procurement team in Austin, Texas. 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. Leveraging data‑driven insights, you will 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.

• Lead and develop procurement teams, building and guiding a high‑performing tactical purchasing team, designing and executing procurement strategies that align with business objectives.
• Collaborate proactively with global teams across multiple sites to resolve operational challenges and drive efficiencies in procurement operations.
• Oversee the initialization and ongoing management of Lutron’s "Plan for Every Part" within the enterprise system, ensuring accurate, scalable procurement planning.
• Coordinate supply‑base resources with strategic purchasing, supplier quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams to support business growth and innovation.
• Design and manage intricate supply‑chain processes, including multi‑tier supplier networks and raw‑material consignment strategies, to optimize operational performance.
• Analyze large procurement datasets to identify trends, establish key performance indicators, and drive actionable insights that improve sourcing and supplier performance.

• Lead product supply‑chain design process to drive improvement on quality, delivery, cost, risk, and flexibility.
• Oversee and drive performance of global contract manufacturing partners to ensure alignment with quality, cost, delivery, and strategic business objectives.
• Act as the supply‑chain project leader to ensure the material pipeline aligns with business needs.
• Manage material cutovers to optimize raw‑material inventory and pipeline risk.
• Create and implement plans for every part (PFEP) for all new material and continually improve the PFEP standard work, tools, and methodology with the existing product supply‑chain management team.
• Work closely with procurement and supplier quality management teams to develop supply‑chain competencies for future business.

• 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.
• Proven analytical and problem‑solving skills with expertise in purchasing and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to innovate, adopt and implement new technologies and 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.

Competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for continued growth and education in a dynamic, people‑centric, technology‑driven organization.

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