Customer: Our customer is a well-established international industrial group with a diversified manufacturing footprint and ambitious growth plans .

The company is undergoing a significant transformation , strengthening leadership and moving towards a more integrated operating model across its international businesses.

Operating across multiple production sites and a general supply network , the organization combines engineering excellence, operational expertise and strong customer focus, while investing in process improvement, digitalisation and sustainable growth.

To support international expansion, the company is building an integrated Group Supply Chain function connecting commercial demand, operations, procurement, planning and logistics.

The role offers the opportunity to play a key part in this transformation and work closely with executive leadership to build a best-in-class Supply Chain organization.

Role purpose: We are seeking a hands-on Group Procurement Manager to establish and professionalise Group Procurement across an international, multi-site manufacturing organisation.

Working closely with the Group Supply Chain Director, regional leadership, plant management and local procurement teams , the role will bring greater coordination and control to a decentralised procurement environment , capture Group-wide synergies and strengthen supplier and contract governance.

This is not a purely transactional purchasing role .

It combines sourcing and negotiation expertise, commercial judgement,



supplier-market knowledge and hands-on execution to build robust procurement foundations while supporting growth, resilience and profitability .

Key priorities include cross-site purchasing synergies, key supplier and contract management, sourcing governance, outsourcing initiatives and strategic categories such as energy .

Key Responsibilities: Group Procurement Foundations & Governance Establish the foundations of Group Procurement and a pragmatic framework aligned with business and supply chain objectives.

Develop a roadmap from local purchasing to a coordinated Group model , with clear execution priorities.

Define what stays local and where Group-level sourcing, negotiation, category management or contract ownership adds value.

Implement clear governance, responsibilities, decision rights, controls and escalation processes .

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management Lead strategic sourcing across key direct and indirect spend categories.

Analyse the Group’s supplier landscape, spend and category opportunities .

Develop sourcing strategies for direct materials, metal components, packaging, energy and services .

Consolidate volumes across sites to unlock economies of scale and better commercial terms .

Lead major tenders, supplier selections and negotiations , including Group-level energy negotiations.

Cost Competitiveness & Procurement Synergies Identify and deliver cross-site procurement synergies and sustainable improvements in total acquisition cost.

Challenge historical sourcing and pursue supplier consolidation, specification harmonisation, alternative sourcing, volume bundling, contractual improvements and improved

📌 Group procurement manager (España)
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