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This role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and procuring equipment, engineered systems, customized components, and technical services for customer projects. The position oversees suppliers throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring commercial, contractual, quality, cost, delivery, and performance objectives are achieved while supporting successful project execution and customer satisfaction.\nYour tasks\nDevelop and execute procurement and sourcing strategies that support project objectives, drive cost savings, optimize supplier performance, and ensure effective project execution.\nBuild, evaluate, negotiate, and manage a global network of suppliers and service providers for equipment, engineered systems, customized components, installation, automation, commissioning, and related technical services.\nLead competitive sourcing activities including RFQs, bid evaluations, supplier selection, contract negotiations, and make-versus-buy analyses, ensuring the best balance of cost, quality, delivery, and technical capability.\nOversee suppliers throughout the full project lifecycle, coordinating with engineering, project management, quality, logistics, site teams, and customers to manage schedules, risks, deliverables, performance, and compliance requirements.\nAdminister supplier agreements, audits, contract changes, claims, invoice approvals, and performance improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with contractual, safety, regulatory, and customer requirements; travel as needed to support supplier and project activities.\nYour profile\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.\nSeveral years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supplier management, supply chain, or project procurement, preferably within industrial equipment, engineered systems, manufacturing, or capital project environments.\nProven ability to manage supplier relationships, negotiate and administer contracts, oversee technical service providers, and support installation, integration, commissioning, or other field service activities.\nStrong knowledge of project-based procurement, commercial negotiations, supplier performance management, cost analysis, risk assessment, contract modifications, and regulatory, quality, and safety compliance requirements\nDemonstrated analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications; excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.\nAbout us\nTwo billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.\nBühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries.\nWe strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. 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