Operational Excellence Buyer (Procure-to-Pay)
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Operational Excellence Buyer with a strategic focus on driving process excellence and digital transformation within the procure-to-pay (P2P) flow. In this role, you will be responsible for driving continuous improvements and executing the digital procurement strategy to ensure a lean and compliant P2P flow.
Job description
This role requires a process mindset and excellent analytical, procurement, and interpersonal skills, enabling you to shift between data, strategy, and execution. The Operational Excellence Buyer will be working at a corporate level, in close collaboration with local offices. You will get the opportunity to help build a strong, future-proof global procurement organization.
What you will do
- Procure-to-pay excellence: drive efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across the P2P cycle by actively identifying and implementing improvement initiatives
- Digital procurement: lead and support the implementation and adoption of digital tools and technologies to enhance procurement operations and reporting capabilities; further automate P2P and contract management flows
- Stakeholder management: partner with different departments such as finance, IT, supplier quality, and local offices to understand current and future business needs
- Supplier management: coordinate specific P2P improvement initiatives with suppliers, in collaboration with P2P stakeholders; reduce the number of suppliers and consolidate purchases across global locations
- Data analysis and reporting: utilize procurement data and analytics to monitor performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders; establish more robust KPIs and scorecards
- Compliance and risk management: ensure adherence to company policies, regulatory requirements, and best practices within procurement processes
- Training and knowledge sharing: support stakeholders in understanding P2P systems, tools, and workflows while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Problem-solving and issue resolution: act as the primary point of contact for resolving procurement-related operational issues and escalations
- This role reports to the Global Procurement Director and coaches purchasing team members
Your profile
- Strong analytical and hands-on problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making
- Experienced building PowerBi dashboards
- Experience with lean methodologies
- Solid knowledge of P2P process flows and strong experience with P2P improvement initiatives through continuous improvement, automation, and digitalization
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners
- Master’s degree with proven track record in procure-2-pay excellence and digital tools at a global level
- You enjoy working on a wide variety of initiatives, shifting between processes, data, strategy, and execution
- You are an ambassador for the procurement organization, generating overall cost awareness and supplier engagement, and you help educate business partners on procurement processes and procedures
- You are well aware of the mechanisms of supply chain management and the role of procurement in the E2E supply chain process
- Procurement process development and implementation skills — you take initiative if you come across room for standardization in procurement processes on a local/regional/global level
- Fluent spoken and written English
What we offer
Healthy life-work balance
When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That's why we encourage our employees to prioritize their overall well-being, fostering physical fitness, mental resilience, and social connections through a range of workshops, sports activities, and other events and initiatives that contribute to a balanced and fulfilling work-life harmony.
Hybrid working & flexibility
At Materialise, we value the power of in-person connections and the advantages of remote work, allowing our employees the flexibility to enjoy the best of both worlds. You can work remotely up to 60% of the time and work flexible hours, depending on your particular role.
Personal growth and career advancement
At Materialise, we’re committed to nurturing the professional development of our employees. We invest in our passionate people and empower them to explore and grow by offering diverse career paths that capitalize on their talents. Plus, we offer courses, external coaching programs, and in-house mentoring so that our employees can fulfill their potential.
Team building
We cultivate a positive work culture so our employees have an enjoyable professional environment. Collaboration is key, so we organize activities that unite our employees, such as after-work events and team lunches. We want all our staff to feel connected in an environment that promotes strong bonds based on trust, respect, empathy, and friendship.
Innovation is key
Innovation is not just a buzzword at Materialise; it's at the core of what we do. As pioneers in our industry, we create cutting-edge solutions, fostering an environment that supports and rewards ingenuity and leadership. We’re dedicated to shaping the future of 3D printing, recognizing and celebrating the creative spirit within all our global innovators.
Healthy life-work balance
When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That's why we encourage our employees to prioritize their overall well-being, fostering physical fitness, mental resilience, and social connections through a range of workshops, sports activities, and other events and initiatives that contribute to a balanced and fulfilling work-life harmony.
Hybrid working & flexibility
At Materialise, we value the power of in-person connections and the advantages of remote work, allowing our employees the flexibility to enjoy the best of both worlds. You can work remotely up to 60% of the time and work flexible hours, depending on your particular role.
Personal growth and career advancement
At Materialise, we’re committed to nurturing the professional development of our employees. We invest in our passionate people and empower them to explore and grow by offering diverse career paths that capitalize on their talents. Plus, we offer courses, external coaching programs, and in-house mentoring so that our employees can fulfill their potential.
Team building
We cultivate a positive work culture so our employees have an enjoyable professional environment. Collaboration is key, so we organize activities that unite our employees, such as after-work events and team lunches. We want all our staff to feel connected in an environment that promotes strong bonds based on trust, respect, empathy, and friendship.
Innovation is key
Innovation is not just a buzzword at Materialise; it's at the core of what we do. As pioneers in our industry, we create cutting-edge solutions, fostering an environment that supports and rewards ingenuity and leadership. We’re dedicated to shaping the future of 3D printing, recognizing and celebrating the creative spirit within all our global innovators.
Location and type of contract
- Leuven, Belgium; Wroclaw, Poland
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- Mid-senior level
- CV in English
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Working at Materialise
Materialise is a dynamic, international high-tech company, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Belgium, with over 2,300 employees worldwide. Materialise’s mission is to innovate for a better and healthier world through its software and hardware infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing). Our customers are in diverse industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, research, and academia.
As a growing company, Materialise is always looking for enthusiastic professionals who want to work in an environment full of revolutionary technology and surrounded by people passionate about their work.