Strategic Buyer, CAPEX

Strategic Buyer, CAPEX

Job Location:

US-KY-Louisville
Job :
# of Openings: 1
Posted Date: 6 hours ago (3/6/2026 9:10 AM)

Wieland - Creating Value for Generations!

Wieland is a global leader in copper and copper alloy manufacturing, processing, and distribution. We provide a large product and service portfolio including power, automotive, ammunition, coinage, construction materials, refrigeration, electronics and many other industries. To us, metal is more than material.

Wieland's Cultural Values

Wieland's culture is what makes for a fun and rewarding place to work! As a company, we benefit daily from our employees' knowledge and abilities. With our cultural vision, we place our core values at the heart of everything we do:
safety
, ambition
, optimism
, reliability
, ownership
, diversity
, &
respect
.

We are hiring a Strategic Buyer, CAPEX
. The Strategic Buyer, CAPEX will be responsible for driving strategic procurement by maximizing leverage across regions, leading aligned category strategies, and guiding category management efforts. It includes collaborating with stakeholders to support innovation, implementing global standard processes, optimizing total cost of ownership through data‑driven analysis, and overseeing the evaluation and approval of compliant, high‑performing suppliers. This role is located in Louisville, KY and will be fully on‑site.

• Ensure maximum leverage using the appropriate amount of consolidation of an entity, region, division, and global demand.
• Assume a leadership role in the development and deployment of regional category strategies that align with the Company and Business Unit's overall procurement strategy.
• Provide leadership for assigned categories through category councils or individual contributions.
• Engage with functional/business unit stakeholders and other subject matter experts to ensure sourcing strategy is aligned to and capitalize on supplier's technology/product roadmaps to drive innovation.
• Implementation of the Wieland global standard processes.
• Optimization on the total cost of ownership leveraging fact‑based elements (i.e. supplier price breakdown, including processing cost obtained through either internal calculations, external benchmarking, market‑driven pricing, etc.).
• Overall responsibility for identification, evaluation, and the approval process of new suppliers that meet Wieland's performance standards and compliance requirements.
• Work closely with a team consisting of a broad range of commercial, technical, and organizational skills to ensure high leverage in supplier selection, approval, negotiations, and performance management.
• Work closely with Procurement FP&A resources to design KPIs, track progress, and adjust strategies to ensure continual improvement of Cost and Supply Base performance.
• Drive digitalization of our key suppliers through system integration of transactions and communications.
• Total Supply Base Performance and Management on Technology Roadmaps, lead‑time reduction, inventory turns, Cost improvement, and Supply Assurance. Implement common Supply Strategies (Inco Terms, Mode, VMI, CRP, etc.).
• Establish long‑term, cost‑competitive supplier relationships at high‑performance standards.

• B.S. degree in business or technical‑related discipline. (B.E. degree a plus but not required)
• 7 - 10 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, direct materials, indirect materials and/or CAPEX procurement – preferably within a centralized structure.
• Ability to travel at least 20% (may include international).
• Strong computer skills;
  Microsoft Office, SAP S4, SAP R3, SAP Ariba and related systems.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to lead and/or work well in cross‑functional teams across engineering, operations, maintenance, finance and legal.
• Strong internal stakeholder management, influencing and change‑management capabilities.
• Strategic Category Planning knowledge.
• Total Cost of Ownership understanding & analysis.
• Highly skilled in fact‑based negotiation.
• Financial Modeling / Analysis expertise.
• Experience negotiating complex CAPEX agreements including milestone payments, performance guarantees, liquidated…