Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Team Lead - Hungary (Jászárokszallás)
Employer · CCR Commercial Refrigeration
Supply and logistics manager
BuyerFull-timeJászárokszállás
We are looking for an experienced sourcing leader who can combine strong people leadership, commercial judgement, and strategic negotiation skills with the ability to build trust across the business. This role leads a small, experienced team of Strategic Buyers and plays a key role in connecting Sourcing with R&D, Finance, Operations, and other business functions.
Tasks
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of experienced Strategic Buyers.
- Set clear priorities and provide hands-on support in complex or high-impact sourcing situations.
- Step into strategic supplier negotiations where senior leadership, escalation, or commercial strength is required.
- Build strong working relationships across R&D, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and other key stakeholder groups.
- Translate business needs into effective sourcing strategies and ensure strong alignment between functions.
- Contribute to financial performance through cost management, sourcing productivity, supplier optimization, and P&L awareness.
- Monitor sourcing performance and provide clear reporting to leadership.
- Strengthen supplier performance, commercial terms, and supply resilience.
- Support the team in resolving critical supplier, quality, delivery, and commercial issues.
- Maintain a modern, up-to-date approach to strategic sourcing and procurement practices.
- Ensure effective use of SAP S/4HANA and accurate sourcing and commercial data.
- Travel approximately 25% of the time to support teams, suppliers, and business stakeholders.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing, with substantial leadership responsibility of 2 years.
- A proven track record of successfully leading and developing procurement or sourcing teams.
- Strong evidence of leadership impact --- how you improved a team, developed people, solved difficult situations, or delivered measurable business results.
- Extensive experience in strategic supplier negotiations and complex commercial discussions.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to work confidently across R&D, Finance, Operations, and senior leadership.
- Good understanding of sourcing economics, cost drivers, reporting, and P&L impact.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA or a comparable ERP environment.
- Strong English and Hungarian language skills.
- A leadership style that combines support with confidence --- someone who creates trust within the team but is also able to challenge, defend, and take a clear position when required.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to integrate naturally into an established team and business environment.