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Come Build The World With Us!

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of nearly 60,000 professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, STANLEY® and BLACK+DECKER®

The Job:
As Purchasing Director, you will play a critical role in ensuring that a group of plants  have the necessary resources to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers. You will be responsible for managing spend, partnering with internal stakeholders, managing relationships with suppliers, mitigating risks, reducing lead times, ensuring on-time delivery of parts, improving supplier quality, implementing cost reduction ideas, and supporting supplier development. Acting as a business partner with our operations team, you will provide strategic insight and advice on procurement processes, supplier performance, and cost management.

We are looking for:

Director of Purchasing Industrial (all genders) - Europe

located in Gießen / Germany.

Your tasks:

  • Ensure on-time delivery of parts from suppliers, maintaining a strong focus on supplier performance and delivery metrics.
  • Manage spend across the organization, ensuring adherence to budgets and achieving cost reduction targets.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders, such as operations, engineering, and finance, to understand their needs and provide effective procurement solutions.
  • Execute sourcing strategies at the plants level, leveraging market knowledge and supplier relationships to achieve optimal results.
  • Manage day-to-day relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods and services, while maintaining positive and productive relationships.
  • Identify and implement cost reduction ideas to improve company profitability and maintain a competitive advantage.
  • Support supplier development through training, mentoring, and collaboration to improve supplier performance and quality.
  • Act as a business partner with the operations team, providing insight and advice on procurement processes, supplier performance, and cost management.
  • Manage inventory levels for purchased components, ensuring that levels are optimized to reduce risk and working capital.
  • Reduce supplier lead times by developing effective communication channels and process improvements

Your Profile:

  • You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good?  In fact, you embrace it. You also have:  You’re a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life. You also have:
    • Bachelor’s degree required- Engineering Degree highly preferred, Business, Finance, or Supply Chain preferred
    • Minimum of 10 years strategic sourcing experience of which five must be in industrial in a global, multi-site manufacturing environment
    • Demonstrated strong Operation, Finance and Strategic Planning knowledge in building category strategies
    • Experience in Purchasing Operations
    • Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a successful YOY track record
    • Experience operating successfully in an agile, highly matrixed environment
    • Experience in multicultural negotiations, contracting and supplier management activities required
    • Experience in leading large, global complex supply management solution projects required
    • International travel experience required 

We offer:

  • Competitive salary
  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
  • Unlimited working contract
  • Flexible working time schedule

Kontakt

If your are interested in this position please apply using the following link:

Karriere (myworkdayjobs.com)