Manager, CNS Operational Purchasing NCA

Our world depends on rocks, minerals, metals and other raw materials – the building blocks of modern society. As an industry leader, Metso helps transform these essential materials to enable sustainable modern life.

Our solutions and services support everything from renewable energy and electrification to the infrastructure and digital economy shaping our future. Together, we help our customers meet growing demand while driving the industry toward a more sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources.

Join nearly 18,000 Metsonites worldwide, each bringing unique expertise and experience to positive change. At Metso, you’re supported by a growth culture built on safety, wellbeing, inclusion and collaboration.

This is your opportunity to make an impact and rise above the possible.

Job posting end date:

We are looking for a Manager, CNS Operational Purchasing NCA to join our Consumables Supply Chain organization
. In this role, you will lead end-to-end operational purchasing activities across North and Central America, ensuring high service levels, material availability, and operational efficiency. You will have a strong impact on customer satisfaction, supply reliability, and delivery performance through close collaboration with market areas, business lines, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain stakeholders. You will report to the Director, CNS Order Management NCA
.

You will lead a team of purchasing professionals focused on operational purchasing and supply chain execution across North and Central America. Our team plays a key role in ensuring reliable supply, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction, with a shared focus on continuous improvement and execution excellence. We collaborate closely with market areas, business lines, logistics, sourcing teams, suppliers, and other supply chain stakeholders.

Our team is internationally distributed, and our ways of working emphasize collaboration, customer focus, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing purchasing team.
• Ensure material availability through effective operational purchasing and supplier collaboration.
• Manage supplier performance and proactively mitigate supply risks.
• Monitor operational KPIs and drive continuous performance improvements.
• Leverage analytics, digital tools, and automation to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, trade requirements, and internal processes.
• Collaborate across functions and regions to ensure seamless execution from order entry to material availability.
• Contribute to the development and standardization of purchasing processes and ways of working across the region.

• Lead a regional purchasing organization with meaningful business impact.
• Build and shape a growing operational purchasing function from the ground up.
• Establish processes, develop talent, and influence how the organization operates.
• Work in a collaborative, international environment focused on continuous improvement.
• Grow your career while contributing to a more sustainable future.

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain operations.
• Proven leadership experience developing and managing high-performing teams.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across a matrix organization.
• Experience managing supplier performance and operational escalations.
• Data-driven mindset with experience using KPIs and metrics to improve performance.
• Passion for building scalable processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience with analytics, digital tools, and automation solutions in a supply chain environment (nice to have).

At Metso, you will combine meaningful work with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact in a supportive and inclusive environment.

• Purpose-led work:
  Contribute to enabling sustainable modern life and transforming the industry
• Wellbeing:
  Access to wellbeing programs and occupational…