Senior Purchaser - Madrid/Porto

Professional | Full-Time

Vestas Procurement department is responsible for all procurement activities within Vestas, including leading cross functional category teams, negotiations and contract management, development of end-2-end cost out initiatives, category strategy development and supplier relationship management.

As part of the Tower Manufacturing commodity in the Mediterranean (MED) region, you will play a crucial role in shaping our towers supply chain in the region, enabling us to deliver reliable, cost-efficient, and sustainable solutions to our customers.

This position is part of the Towers & Steel Procurement team. This team, with members spread across all continents, is commercially responsible for Vestas global network of external tower manufacturing plants and the related procurement of all raw materials required for these.

You will join a high-profiled position with a broad strategic exposure within Vestas. Your everyday activities will be characterized by a very high tempo and requirement to engage in-, manage and prioritize between multiple critical projects. Overall expected scope of work and deliverables include:

- Supplier Account Manager for some of the most strategic tower manufacturers in the MED region. Build a close relationship with those suppliers and deliver value through high-quality supplier account management.
- Manage contract and price negotiations with your suppliers in adherence to the corporate processes and standards, aiming at fulfilling all costs, delivery, quality, and sustainability targets to gain competitive advantages for Vestas.
- Ensure advanced Sourcing techniques with an end-to-end perspective of the value chain applied to Towers and support both top- and bottom-line growth- Define, Align and Implement the Tower Manufacturing commodity strategy in MED with the key cross-functional stakeholders.
- Deliver required inputs into Vestas' processes and key projects, e.g. new product introduction, modularization, alternative tower concepts, new supplier introduction etc.
- Build supply market intelligence to inform and advice the team and management about important trends in the tower market and exploit these for the benefits of Vestas.
- Build an effective network within Vestas, including close engagement in the Tower module with colleagues from Technology, Operations, Finance and Quality, enabling you to work with, collaborate and partner with business leaders to deliver results for Vestas.
- Engage in the Towers & Steel team, working toward excellence with your colleagues across the globe.

As a Senior Purchaser, you are expected to be a great example in following procedures but as well to encourage the organization in our ways of working seeking continuous improvement. The right candidate for this role will have/be:

- Minimum 5-7 years of experience with strategic procurement, combined with a degree in either Supply Chain Management, Sales/Marketing, Engineering, or alike.
- Extensive background in commodity management and sourcing strategy development in an industrial and international environment. Experience in the tower or heavy structure industry.
- Solid stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with internal and external stakeholders on all levels of seniority.
- Advanced written, verbal and listening skills, to communicate - negotiate - persuade effectively, as well as to advise executive management level.
- Advanced skills within PPT and Excel required.
- Fluent in English, both verbal and written. Fluency in Spanish.
- Experience working across different cultures and regions.

The qualified candidate has deep motivation which is second to none. You are a motivated leader whose professionalism shines through and inspires others. You approach new ideas with curiosity and a willingness to consider different perspectives. Furthermore, we are looking for a profile who has/is:

- Holistic and positive mindset: you can see the big picture from Vestas product offerings towards customers and the ability to connect these to supplier offerings and how they can positively support Vestas sales and cost out programs.
- Robust strategic and business acumen with customer focus and the ability to anticipate and deliver change.
- Advanced negotiation skills - capable of gathering and evaluating analytical inputs and translate into a clear negotiation position and arguments.
- Visionary leader with the ability to bring people together, and to communicate efficiently with internal and external stakeholders from all seniority levels.
- Collaborative professional with an open approach to encourage stakeholder inputs, combined with structured and fact-based methods to ensure value-adding ideas are prioritized and implemented.
- Positive attitude, with a process driven mindset and the capability to perform in a changing work environment.

You can expect a challenging and fulfilling role that supports your professional and personal growth within a prominent renewable energy organization. You will be provided with a unique opportunity to set your footprints within an essential area in Vestas. You will be an integral part of an international team, with a motivated attitude and who are ready to support meaningful results.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.  Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.  With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.  Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.  To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.