Purchasing Supervisor

Lutron is seeking Purchasing Supervisor to join our procurement team in Humacao, PR. In this role, you will drive procurement excellence by leading a high-performing purchasing team and shaping strategies that align with global business objectives. You will collaborate across planning, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier networks to optimize operations, streamline supply chains, and deliver measurable business impact. Leverage data-driven insights to enhance supplier performance, forecast demand, and establish key performance metrics for continuous improvement. By working in a collaborative environment, you will be exposed to, and trained by, industry experts who will aid in your professional development.

• Lead and Develop Procurement Teams: Build and guide a high-performing tactical purchasing team, designing and executing procurement strategies that align with business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner proactively with global teams across multiple sites to resolve operational challenges and drive efficiencies in procurement operations.
• Enterprise System Management: Oversee the initialization and ongoing management of the “Plan for Every Part” within Lutron’s enterprise system, ensuring accurate, scalable procurement planning.
• Strategic Supplier Integration: Coordinate supply base resources with strategic purchasing, supplier quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams to support business growth and innovation.
• Complex Supply Chain Oversight: Design and manage intricate supply chain processes, including multi-tier supplier networks and raw material consignment strategies, to optimize operational performance.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyze large procurement datasets to identify trends, establish key performance indicators (KPIs), and drive actionable insights that improve sourcing and supplier performance.
• Leading product supply chain design process to drive improvement on quality, delivery, cost, risk, and flexibility for long term success.
• Oversee and drive performance of global contract manufacturing partners to ensure alignment with quality, cost, delivery, and strategic business objectives.
• Working as the supply chain project leader to ensure the material pipeline will be aligned with business needs.
  
• Managing material cutovers to optimize the raw material inventory and pipeline risk. 
• Creating and implementing plans for every part (PFEP) on all new material and continually improving the PFEP standard work, tools, and methodology with existing product supply chain management team.
  
• Working closely with procurement and supplier quality management team to develop the supply chain competencies for future business.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations or a related field. 
  
• Minimum, cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all earned degrees 
• 6+ years of experience in supply chain and operations management, including at least 3 years in procurement. 
  
• Leadership experience managing teams, with a proven track record in coaching, performance management, and talent development is preferred.  
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in purchasing and manufacturing process.
  
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.    
• Willingness to innovate, adopt & implement new technologies & methods to improve the process.
  
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities.

Lutron Electronics’ position as the worldwide leader in innovative lighting control and shading solutions has enabled consistent, annual growth. Our company has cultivated a reputation of unsurpassed quality, a broad range of technologies and product offerings, and a strong commitment to servicing our worldwide customers. This has allowed the company to invest in developing new technologies and services, expand our technical capabilities and global presence, and to find and retain the best talent.  Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at www.lutron.com. 

Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action – Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics