Strategic Purchasing Manager

To support continued growth, Our client are seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead procurement activities, supplier strategy, and quality oversight across multiple European operations while managing a purchasing and quality team.

As a Strategic Purchasing Manager your responsibilities are:

• Lead and develop the European purchasing function
• Manage and coach purchasing and quality teams
• Define and execute sourcing and supplier strategies
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and framework agreements
• Drive cost reduction initiatives and procurement performance
• Develop and monitor procurement KPIs
• Ensure material availability and inventory optimisation
• Partner closely with production, sales, logistics and quality teams

A successful Strategic Purchasing Manager should have:

• Minimum 10 years' experience in procurement within an industrial environment
• Proven people management experience
• Strong strategic sourcing and supplier management expertise
• Experience negotiating contracts and driving savings initiatives
• Familiarity with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
• Fluent in English, Dutch and French
• Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Results-driven, organised and resilient mindset