Purchasing Excellence Manager

The Opportunity

PUIG is seeking a Purchasing Excellence Manager to strengthen the efficiency, transparency and performance of the Global Purchasing organization.
This role focuses on process improvement, data & dashboard development, cost-control governance, and compliance, ensuring that all purchasing activities support PUIG’s operational and strategic goals.
The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with a deep understanding of purchasing operations, governance and continuous improvement, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to align processes, priorities and outcomes across the company.

What you'll get to do

• Process & Operational Excellence
Design, standardize and optimize purchasing processes, workflows and policies across categories.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy and speed in purchasing operations.
Ensure alignment with PUIG purchasing standards, internal controls and audit requirements.
Collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, R&D and other departments to drive integrated and scalable process improvements.

• Data, Reporting & Performance Management
Build and maintain dashboards, KPI scorecards, spend visibility reports and data models for Purchasing organization.
Monitor performance metrics such as on-time purchasing, cost savings, spend evolution, contract coverage, and supplier performance indicators.
Transform data into actionable insights to support better purchasing decisions; facilitate performance reviews with different business units.

• Compliance
Ensure all purchasing activities comply with internal policies, approval workflows, delegations of authority and financial controls.
Implement and maintain purchasing compliance frameworks, risk assessments and supplier governance rules.
Work closely with Legal, Finance and Internal Audit to ensure consistent alignment and risk mitigation.

• Cost Control
Support cost-tracking processes.
Build the budget in collaboration with Controlling and partner with business units to ensure target adherence.

• Systems & Digital Tools
Lead or support purchasing digitalization projects, including purchasing platforms, automation tools, workflows and approval systems.
Serve as a key user / process owner for purchasing modules and tools and act as a bridge between IT and operational teams.

We'd love to meet you if you have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience in Purchasing, ideally in FMCG, beauty, luxury, fashion or manufacturing.
• Strong analytical mindset with hands-on experience in dashboards / reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, Excel advanced).
• Experience in process design, continuous improvement, cost control and compliance.
• Knowledge of purchasing systems (SAP MM or similar).
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-departments, aligning expectations, priorities and deliverables across global and multifunctional teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions without direct authority.
• Strong project management capabilities and experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Fluent in English; Spanish and/or Catalan. French is a plus.

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