Head of Procurement
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About This Role
Overview
Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation.
Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
Job Summary
The Head of Procurement is responsible for ensuring efficient and reliable supply of materials to support optimal production processes.
The role is accountable for on-time material availability, fulfillment of quality requirements, delivery performance (OTD), and cost optimization.
This position works closely with Regional Procurement, Category Managers, and the local management team to ensure alignment between procurement activities and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsibility for the procurement activities of all direct materials and defined indirect materials in SSPC
- Management of the local team of operational and category buyers
- Alignment and challenging of commodity strategies with category managers and the Management Team
- Support the coordination of procurement optimization activities across EMEA
- Support purchasers in the optimization of procurement costs
- Procurement controlling for SSPC
- Support supplier management
- Proactively engage and support company initiatives designed to promote a culture of safe working, environmental protection and continual improvement.
- Remain accountable for the health, safety and welfare of their departmental workforce.
- Ensure compliance to systems and procedures developed for the health and safety of the workforce and environmental protection
- Ensure that Safe Systems of Work are developed and implemented for all activities, through risk assessment and operating procedures
- Visibly lead EH&S improvement through observation, intervention and workplace tours.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Technical or commercial university degree
- Significant experience of working in an international matrix organization this could limit your choices too much
- Significant management experience in the procurement of an engineering company
- Proven skills in supply chain management, supplier development,
- Excellent leadership, management and technical skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Analytical skills and structured work
- Excellent communication skills, motivation and a high level of personal responsibility
- Managing and motivating teams and internal and external stakeholders
- Being able to work within a matrix organization
- Drive for results
- Direct and indirect leadership skills
- Ensuring accountability and integrity
- High level of loyalty to the company
- Strategic agility and global mindset
- Decision making within a complex environment, taking care about local and EMEA targets
- Functional / Technical competency
- Interpersonal skills
- Good MS Office skills and knowledge of relevant IT solutions, in particular SAP (MM)
- What we offer you
- Excellent opportunities for development, along with a competitive salary and company bonus scheme.
- A great working environment.
• Work Location: Riyadh- Industrial Area 2
Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer.
We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.
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