Customer:Siga leyendo para comprender completamente lo que este trabajo requiere en cuanto a habilidades y experiencia. Si su perfil encaja, presente su candidatura.Our customer is awell-established international industrial groupwith adiversified manufacturing footprint and ambitious growth plans . The company is undergoing asignificant transformation , strengthening leadership and moving towards a more integrated operating model across its international businesses.Operating acrossmultiple production sites and a integral 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 integratedGroup Supply Chain functionconnecting commercial demand, operations, procurement, planning and logistics. The role offers the opportunity toplay a key part in this transformationand work closely with executive leadership to build a best-in-class Supply Chain organization.Role purpose:We are seeking a hands-onGroup Procurement Managerto establish and professionalise Group Procurement across an international, multi-site manufacturing organisation.Working closely with theGroup Supply Chain Director, regional leadership, plant management and local procurement teams , the role will bring greatercoordination and control to a decentralised procurement environment , capture Group-wide synergies and strengthen supplier and contract governance.This isnot 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 supportinggrowth, resilience and profitability .Key priorities includecross-site purchasing synergies, key supplier and contract management, sourcing governance, outsourcing initiatives and strategic categories such as energy .Key Responsibilities:Group Procurement Foundations & GovernanceEstablish thefoundations of Group Procurementand a pragmatic framework aligned with business and supply chain objectives.Develop a roadmap fromlocal purchasing to a coordinated Group model , with clear execution priorities.Define what stays local and whereGroup-level sourcing, negotiation, category management or contract ownership adds value.Implement cleargovernance, responsibilities, decision rights, controls and escalation processes .Strategic Sourcing & Category ManagementLeadstrategic sourcingacross key direct and indirect spend categories.Analyse the Group’ssupplier landscape, spend and category opportunities .Develop sourcing strategies fordirect materials, metal components, packaging, energy and services .Consolidate volumes across sites to unlockeconomies of scale and better commercial terms .Lead majortenders, supplier selections and negotiations , including Group-level energy negotiations.Cost Competitiveness & Procurement SynergiesIdentify and delivercross-site procurement synergiesand sustainable improvements in total acquisition cost.Challenge historical sourcing and pursue supplier consolidation, specification harmonisation, alternative sourcing, volume bundling,



contractual improvements and improved payment/commercial conditions.Work with Finance and Operations to translate initiatives intomeasurable P&L; and cash-flow impact .Supplier Strategy & Relationship ManagementBuild strategic supplier management and segment suppliers by criticality, value, risk and strategic importance.Develop long-term partnerships while maintaining commercial tension and competitiveness.Lead negotiations with strategically important suppliers.Implement supplier performance reviews coveringcost, quality, delivery, innovation, responsiveness and risk .Supply Resilience & Risk ManagementStrengthen supply-base resilience and reduce exposure to critical single-source or geographically concentrated suppliers.Support dual sourcing, alternative materials, supplier development and contingency planning.Work with Supply Chain, Operations and Quality to balancecost competitiveness with reliability, quality and continuity of supply .Procurement Organisation & Operating ModelAssess existing procurement capabilities and determine the most effective future operating model.Build collaboration between local buyers, plant management and Group functions without relying on direct hierarchical authority.Clarify roles betweenGroup Procurement and local/site purchasing organisations .Develop consistent procurement standards, policies, processes and tools.Recommend organisational changes and additional capabilities required for future scale.Group Contracts & Commercial GovernanceStrengthen the Group’s approach to supplier contracting, sourcing control and commercial governance.Ensure strategically important supplier relationships and sourcing activities have appropriate contractual frameworks, approvals and controls.Improve visibility/control ofcontractual obligations, NDAs, pricing mechanisms, indexation, payment terms, service expectations, qualification requirements and renewal dates .Partner with Legal, Finance, Quality and R&D; on complex agreements, supplier qualification and negotiations.Procurement Data, Systems & AnalyticsEstablish transparency aroundspend, suppliers, pricing and procurement performance .Develop reliable procurement reporting and KPIs.Integrate procurement data with the wider Group Supply Chain systems and planning environment.Use data and market intelligence for negotiations, category decisions and supplier strategies.Improve procurement data, tools and digital capabilities over time; major ERP harmonisation is not an immediate priority.Outsourcing, Growth & IntegrationSupport and accelerateuse ofexternal manufacturing and outsourcing partners , including suppliers delivering finished products or components.Establishrobust commercial and contractual frameworksfor outsourced production and coordinate supplier qualification with Operations, Quality and R&D.Increase; outsourcing flexibility, capacity and supply resilience where commercially attractive.Support acquisitions, integrations, new products and capacity-growth initiativesby assessing supplier bases, contracts, purchasing conditions and procurement synergies.Cross-Functional PartnershipPartner closely with theGroup Supply Chain Directorand broader Operations organisation.Collaborate with Plant Directors, Supply Chain Managers, Finance, Quality, Engineering,



R&D; and Commercial teams.Understand operational/customer requirements before developing sourcing strategies.Key DeliverablesThe successful candidate will progressively establish:Establish apractical Group Procurement frameworkwith clear governance and responsibilities.Createtransparency of spend, suppliers and opportunities .Implement Group-wide sourcing fordirect materials, packaging and energy .Build a measurableprocurement savings pipelineusing group negotiations and volume leverage.Strengthenoutsourcing and external productionstrategies.Establish professionalstrategic supplier management .Standardiseprocurement processes, governance and performance measurement .Strengthen collaboration betweenGroup Procurement and local purchasing teams .RequirementsExperience & BackgroundSignificant experience instrategic procurement, sourcing or category managementin international industrial/manufacturing environments.Proven experience acrossmultiple sites, countries or business units .Track record ofsavings and commercial improvementsthrough sourcing and negotiations.Strongdirect-material procurementexperience, ideally raw materials, metal components, packaging and/or energy.Experience developingsupplier strategiesand managing complex supplier relationships.Strong understanding ofcontracts, commercial terms and procurement risks .Experiencebuilding, centralising or transforming procurement functions .Ability to align decentralised teams andinfluence stakeholders without formal authority .Strongproject management, analytical and financial skills , including understanding P&L; and cash impact.Preferred ExperienceExperience establishingGroup-level procurement or category managementstructures.Procurement integration afteracquisitions or restructuring .Supplier consolidation, alternative sourcing and supply-risk mitigation .Experience withspend analytics, procurement data and digital sourcing tools ; systems transformation is a plus.Background infast-growing or transformation-focused industrial organisation .Leadership & Personal ProfileCommercially sharp– strong negotiator with a broad business perspective.Analytical and data-driven– confident with spend data and market intelligence.Hands-on and execution-focused– builds frameworks while driving negotiations, contracts and sourcing.Entrepreneurial and proactive– actively identifies and pursues opportunities.Influential and pragmatic– aligns teams without direct authority and focuses on real business value.Confident challenger– comfortable questioning the status quo and handling difficult negotiations.Energetic and ambitious– motivated to build Group Procurement from the ground up and deliver visible results.LanguagesFluent English is essential.Additional European languages are an advantage.BenefitsCompetitive compensation packagereflecting the international scope and responsibility.Performance-based annual bonuslinked to business and transformation objectives.High degree of autonomy and ownershipwithin an international industrial group undergoing transformation.Significant career runwayas the Group scales, with opportunity to shape Procurement and potentially take on broader responsibility. xkdbapo International working environment withexposure to executive leadership and strategic business initiatives .Highly visible Group rolewithin a rapidly growing international industrial organisation committed to operational excellence and sustainable growth.

📌 Group Procurement Manager (Barcelona)
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