About the role: Head-office strategic procurement seat owning the full spend of our pump-component manufacturing business engineering polymers, stainless steel and other metals, bought-out items,
consumables, packaging, and indirect/energy spend. Plant purchase teams handle PO execution and expediting; you own strategy, vendors, and cost. Annual rate contracts are already in place for key polymer grades your job includes managing and renewing them, and building similar leverage across every other high-spend category.
Responsibilities Own category strategy for: engineering polymers (PPO, PP, and other grades), stainless steel sheet/coil and metal inputs, inserts and bought-outs, consumables, and packaging
Negotiate and manage annual rate contracts and price-revision mechanisms; track raw-material indices and time buying decisions
Vendor development: identify, qualify, and develop alternate suppliers per category no critical single-
source items without a documented reason
Alternate-material and import-vs-domestic evaluations with Engineering (commercial lead; Engineering owns technical approval)
Run cost-reduction projects across the spend base, including indirect categories electricity/energy sourcing, freight, AMCs with savings tracked against a baseline
Use plant-recorded vendor OTD and quality data in negotiations and vendor reviews
Set the purchase policy and authority matrix under which plant purchase executes; plant teams cannot alter commercial terms
Measured on: Verified cost savings vs. baseline Rate-contract coverage of spend Alternate-source coverage of critical items Supplier OTD (via plant data)
Candidate profile:8-10 years in manufacturing procurement with genuine strategic-sourcing depth someone who has owned multi-category spend (polymers/metals plus indirects), negotiated annual contracts with large suppliers, and delivered documented savings. Plastics/polymer processing industry background strongly preferred; auto-component tier-1 procurement background is an excellent fit. ERP-