Serves as the main liaison between the purchasing department and project teams, ensuring procurement alignment with project goals.
Develops and manages project/product-specific procurement strategies to meet technical, budgetary, and timeline constraints of product / project.
Coordinates the procurement of critical components and services for complex products and/or multi-category projects.
Works closely with project management and operations/production to meet specific project objectives.
Provides feedback to category managers on supplier performance and project challenges. Ensures category strategies are adapted to project-specific requirements
Leads negotiations for project-specific contracts, focusing on minimizing risks and achieving favorable terms.
Sets the interface to operational procurement / order handling.