Manager, CNS Operational Purchasing NCA
About The Position
We are looking for a Manager, CNS Operational Purchasing NCA to join our Consumables Supply Chain organization. In this role, you will lead end-to-end operational purchasing activities across North and Central America, ensuring high service levels, material availability, and operational efficiency. You will have a strong impact on customer satisfaction, supply reliability, and delivery performance through close collaboration with market areas, business lines, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain stakeholders. You will report to the Director, CNS Order Management NCA. You will lead a team of purchasing professionals focused on operational purchasing and supply chain execution across North and Central America. Our team plays a key role in ensuring reliable supply, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction, with a shared focus on continuous improvement and execution excellence. We collaborate closely with market areas, business lines, logistics, sourcing teams, suppliers, and other supply chain stakeholders. Our team is internationally distributed, and our ways of working emphasize collaboration, customer focus, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain operations.
- Proven leadership experience developing and managing high-performing teams.
- Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across a matrix organization.
- Experience managing supplier performance and operational escalations.
- Data-driven mindset with experience using KPIs and metrics to improve performance.
- Passion for building scalable processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with analytics, digital tools, and automation solutions in a supply chain environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing purchasing team.
- Ensure material availability through effective operational purchasing and supplier collaboration.
- Manage supplier performance and proactively mitigate supply risks.
- Monitor operational KPIs and drive continuous performance improvements.
- Leverage analytics, digital tools, and automation to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, trade requirements, and internal processes.
- Collaborate across functions and regions to ensure seamless execution from order entry to material availability.
- Contribute to the development and standardization of purchasing processes and ways of working across the region.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives
- Hybrid working options to support balance
- Learning pathways, mentoring, and global collaboration
- A caring, collaborative, and inclusive workplace
- Competitive benefits plan
- Healthy living rewards
- Mental wellbeing services
- Annual leave starting at 15 days per calendar year
- Engagement surveys
- Global incentive program tied to business and performance targets.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
