Operational Purchaser

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Acts as the day-to-day operational contact for assigned suppliers, managing communications and inquiries.
• Monitors vendor performance, resolves vendor conflicts, and builds supplier and customer relationships.
• Manages orders for Americas-based Wind Power warehouses and locations.
• Coordinates with procurement, controlling, and logistics to follow supply chain processes, guidelines, and tools.
• Analyzes and improves processes; establishes, updates, and benchmarks metrics and proposes improvement measures.
• Ensures procurement follows company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains accurate procurement records and supporting documentation for audits.

Candidate requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of procurement, purchasing, or other supply chain experience.
• Experience with an ERP system for procurement and order management; SAP is an example.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, spreadsheet data manipulation, and AI tools for performance monitoring and decision-making.
• Business-level written and spoken English is required; Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus.
• Problem-solving ability and capacity to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Team and company context