Direct Procurement Team Lead

Hands-on leadership role managing a team of 4 procurement professionals. You will drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and NPI execution at one of the world's leading autonomous driving companies.

What will your job look like:

• Team Leadership — Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3 category leaders and vendor scheduler.
• Contracts & Agreements — Negotiate and manage various agreements with global suppliers.
• NPI Transitions — Own procurement readiness from engineering prototyping through mass production.
• Complex Negotiations — Lead multi-variable negotiations on pricing, lead times, capacity, and IP.
• PO Execution — Manage order execution, on-time delivery, and supplier escalations.
• Cross-Org Project Management — Drive alignment across R&D, quality, operations, finance, and legal; represent procurement in executive forums.
  
  

• 6+ years of procurement experience in high-tech, automotive, or contract manufacturing - must.
• Proven people management experience - must.
• Experience with NPI to high volume manufacturing procurement transitions - must.
• BSc in industrial engineering or equivalent.
• Background in industries with high interface and system complexity (defense, medical devices, automotive electronics) — strong advantage.
• Strong contract negotiation and supplier commercial management skills.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional processes end-to-end.
• Fluent English.