IRF Purchasing Program Manager

The IRF Purchasing Program Manager is responsible for coordinating and executing global sourcing strategies and inter-regional supply flows, ensuring contract integrity, supply continuity, and alignment across Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, and Finance.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead coordination of inter-regional sourcing flows between NA and supplier regions (e.g., EE, SA, MEA, IAP)

• Manage supplier and stakeholder interfaces across Purchasing, SCM, Engineering, and Finance

• Execute sourcing decisions, lineup changes, and regional item setup in alignment with approved strategy

• Oversee contract creation, maintenance, and pricing updates for IRF flows

• Support capacity alignment, claims resolution, and escalation management with SCM

• Drive data accuracy and execution in systems (e.g., PentaSAP, GST)

• Contribute to commodity strategies and program sourcing decisions involving IRF

Desired Outcomes:

• Stable and disruption-free inter-regional supply flow

• Strong contract and pricing governance

• Clear ownership and alignment across functions (SCM, Engineering, Purchasing, Finance)

• Rapid issue escalation and resolution

• High-quality execution and system accuracy across all IRF transactions

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related fields

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Purchasing or other disciplines that require significant negotiation and/or exposure to sourcing/project management processes

• Ability to demonstrate past results achievement and leadership skills while working in cross-functional teams

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Must be comfortable interfacing with all levels of management

• Self-motivated

• Ability to lead and take ownership of projects

• Ability to adapt to urgent requests