Global Purchasing Manager

at  Ecophon

Do you want to be a driving force in implementing a category driven purchase organization in a global context? Now you have the opportunity to take the lead in this transformation as the Global Purchasing Manager at Ecophon! The ideal candidate thrives in creating synergies in a high-exposure international context. This is a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, global, front-line environment being part of the leading, global supplier of sound absorbing systems!

In this position you are overall responsible for the global purchasing spend (approximately 190 MEURO) for Saint-Gobain Ecophon Global/Ceiling BU (including various entities Ecophon, Eurocoustic, Clipso, Gabelex, API, Fade, Träullit) and currently 12 production plants.
You will actively lead and manage the central purchasing team (five direct reports) in Hyllinge towards a strategic and category led purchasing organization in support of the overall strategic direction of the company. The position also entails leading other plant purchasers with dotted line. Together with your team you will support the purchasing activities taking place in the organization.

Some central focus areas will be:

• Aligning Ecophon with Saint-Gobain in terms of using shared tools, making use of same contracts etc.
• Creating links with other Purchasing Managers, specifically within Ceiling BU.
• Harmonization of different ERPs at the Ecophon production plants
• Foster a global view enabling efficient procurement, eliminating the risks of only taking a local perspective and missing out on synergies.

The role truly entails both the short- and long-term thinking, moving from the day-to-day oriented decisions where your execution skills come to play to the more long-term “step up on the balcony” perspectives and looking ahead.
You feel at home in a dynamic environment where a “make it happen” philosophy is strong. Your position will entail a quite diverse set of areas: leadership, strategy, operational excellence. This is a position with a lot of interfaces, and you are highly comfortable in navigating stake holders in a complex international organization.
The position is based in Hyllinge outside Helsingborg, at the Ecophon global head quarter, with possibility to work remote. Travelling is included, approximately 10-30 days/year.