Purchasing Leader

The Procurement Leader is the operational and strategic leader of the procurement organization, accountable for the performance of all sourcing, commodity management, and operational purchasing activities across the division's full spend portfolio. This individual leads a team spanning strategic commodity managers, operational buyers, and MRO purchasing—building a procurement function that is simultaneously rigorous in operational execution and progressive in strategic sourcing and supplier development capability.

The Procurement Manager must be a seasoned, credible supply chain leader with the organizational strength to drive change, the commercial acumen to manage complex supplier relationships, and the technical depth to engage meaningfully with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance on sourcing decisions that directly affect product performance, cost, and supply continuity. This role requires a strong, decisive personality—someone who sets high standards, holds the team and suppliers accountable, and brings structured thinking and relentless follow-through to every procurement challenge.

Experience in semiconductor equipment, precision instruments, analytical technology, medical devices, or comparable high-technology manufacturing is required.

• Own the procurement strategy for the division's full spend portfolio—establishing category strategies, sourcing priorities, supplier development roadmaps, and cost reduction targets aligned to the division's operational and financial objectives.
• Lead, develop, and manage a procurement team covering commodity management, strategic sourcing, and operational purchasing, building individual capability, establishing performance standards, and creating a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Define the procurement operating model: delineating strategic sourcing versus operational buying responsibilities, establishing commodity ownership assignments, and building structured accountability for spend category performance within the team.
• Develop and execute a multi-year procurement transformation roadmap, progressing the organization from transactional purchasing toward data-driven commodity management, preferred supplier programs, and global sourcing excellence.
• Serve as the primary procurement interface to the Sr. Director of Supply Chain, executive leadership, Finance, and the CLIENT global procurement organization—representing ISS procurement performance, strategy, and investment needs.

• Lead high-value and high-complexity competitive sourcing events (RFI/RFQ/RFP) across strategic commodity categories—applying structured total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, should-cost modeling, and multi-dimensional supplier evaluation criteria.
• Negotiate and execute multi-year supply agreements with strategic suppliers, securing commercial terms (pricing, payment, lead time, capacity reservation, quality requirements) that protect supply continuity and deliver competitive cost positions.
• Partner with CLIENT's global procurement organizations in EU and Asia to identify and capture cross-site spend synergies across the enterprise global spend portfolio—participating in global commodity councils and coordinating joint sourcing strategies.
• Oversee the management of the supplier base—conducting supplier segmentation (strategic, preferred, approved, tactical), leading rationalization initiatives, and managing supplier transitions with appropriate risk controls.
• Build and execute an annual cost reduction roadmap with specific savings targets by category and supplier, tracking and reporting realized savings versus committed targets with full auditability.
• Own the Division's supplier performance management system, measuring and reporting OTIF, quality (DPPM, corrective action rate), lead time compliance, and responsiveness for all active suppliers on a structured, regular cadence.
• Lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with strategic and preferred suppliers, driving accountability for performance improvement commitments, technology roadmap alignment, and capacity…