We are seeking a PROCUREMENT MANAGER for an industrial company located in Paterna, Valencia. **Purpose:** To ensure a competitive supply of critical mechanical, electronic, and vision components by developing and consolidating the group’s procurement and logistics model—aligning standardization, cost, quality, and delivery timelines with the industrial strategy and factory material availability—while ensuring planning, negotiation, and coordination with engineering, operations, and sales. **Key Responsibilities** 1) Procurement Strategy and Management * Define, coordinate, and implement the group’s procurement strategy for mechanical, electrical, optical, electronic components, and services. * Improve supply planning and budgetary control. * Standardize procurement criteria and supplier qualification processes. * Collaborate with engineering and operations on machine standardization. * Develop, consolidate, and qualify the supplier base—including manufacturers of cameras and precision optics, system integrators, and specialized distributors, etc. * Negotiate commercial terms (pricing, framework agreements), reducing total cost of ownership—including acquisition, usage, and maintenance costs. * Ensure regulatory and contractual compliance. * Collaborate with R&D and NPI¹ on “early supplier involvement”: component selection, obsolescence management (EOL¹²), alternatives, and target costing. 2) Material Planning * Translate demand (forecast/master production schedule) into prioritized procurement plans and purchase orders. * Maintain material requirements planning parameters in ERP systems and agreed stock levels based on component criticality. * Manage supply risks: EOL, capacity constraints, bottlenecks, international logistics, exchange rate fluctuations, RTV. 3) Warehouse and Intralogistics * Align warehouse management and traceability across sites. * Apply Lean / Six Sigma principles to procurement and logistics. * Ensure incoming goods receipt, incoming quality control, and batch/serial traceability for optical, mechanical, and electronic components. * Optimize warehouse layout, storage locations, and picking processes. * Coordinate cyclic inventory counts and stock accuracy; manage discrepancies and returns with suppliers. 4) Supplier Quality and Continuous Improvement * Implement KPIs for supplier cost, quality, and delivery performance, along with improvement plans. * Lead annual time & cost-down roadmaps per category (value analysis/engineering to reduce cost without sacrificing functionality, standardization, approved alternatives). * Promote process automation: ERP systems, supplier portals, standardized labeling, etc. **Essential Required Knowledge** * Education: Engineering or technical degree with specialization in procurement or supply chain. * Experience: 5–8 years in technical procurement or industrial sourcing (machinery, electrical or mechanical components). * Technical knowledge: Industrial cameras, sensors, lenses, lighting, controllers, electronics, machining, sub-assemblies; basic ability to read drawings and specifications. * Skills: Supplier negotiation, value analysis, drawing interpretation, ERP/MRP systems, budgetary control, quality tools. * Tools: ERP/MRP (e.g., SAP, Dynamics, Izaro), Excel/BI; familiarity with Incoterms, customs procedures, and framework contracts. * Languages: Spanish and professional English (for interaction with international suppliers) Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Contract Salary: €45,000.00–€55,000.00 per year Benefits: * Flexible working hours * Optional remote work Application Questions: * What relevant education do you have? * What experience do you have as a Procurement Manager, and in which sector? * Which tools have you used (e.g., SAP, Dynamics, etc.)? * What is your level of English? Work Location: Hybrid remote work in 46182 La Cañada, Valencia province