Lead Buyer - Interim & other professional services

INS (Industrial Products and Services) with 6 Sub-Categories present in 6 hubs ensures proximity to the plant and captures full benefit of our size. This Procurement organization is centrally led and managed per categories to develop expertise, consolidate the needs and follow-up the execution of contracts.

Our Support Services GLobal team within INS, is looking for a Lead Buyer - Interim & other Professional Services

The Lead Buyer – Interim & other professional services is responsible for defining and executing the global sourcing strategy for Interim services & other professional services. This role ensures cost optimization, supplier consolidation, policy standardization and sustainability impact improvement while addressing regional market dynamics and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

In his/her role, the Lead Buyer is responsible for:

Global Strategy & Sourcing
• Lead global sourcing initiatives and supplier consolidation efforts.
• Define and implement global category strategies aligned with company objectives.
• Drive standardization of policies, processes, and tools across regions.
• Deploys the strategy through the definition of a 3-5 years Master Plan.
• Keep a close eye on the regulation evolutions.

Supplier & Contract Management
• Develop with Lead Users standard specifications, price list, TCO approach.
• Lead global negotiations with key suppliers.
• Establish and manage global framework agreements and pricing structures.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Build strategic partnerships with preferred global vendors.
• Deploying EPO improvement projects (tools, processes…).

Stakeholder Management
• Partner with regional procurement teams worldwide to ensure alignment and local adaptation.
• Collaborate mainly HR but also Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders to align on workforce needs and procurement strategies.

Spend & Performance Management
• Analyze global spend and identify optimization opportunities.
• Implement cost-saving initiatives and demand management strategies.
• Develop dashboards and reporting for senior management

Tools & Digitalization
• Keep a close eye on market evolutions in terms of technology

Profile Required:

- Master’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Economic or related field
- 5 years in Procurement or Engineering and Management
- Possess good problem-solving, analytical skills and good ease facing numbers
- Have a strategic thinking with global perspective
- Possess advanced negotiation and influencing skills
- Have strong analytical and financial acumen
- Cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management
- Change management and transformation leadership
- Travel is required: internal stakeholders, suppliers