For our portfolio company MUVIQ (formerly known as Dayco Propulsion Solutions), a leading supplier of power transmission products to commercial vehicle and off-highway vehicle OEMs as well as light vehicle OEMs, we are looking for a DACH based Global Head of Procurement (m/f/d).

MUVIQ provides solutions for conventional and hybrid technologies, which include tensioners, dampers, pulleys, and decouplers. Headquartered in Italy, MUVIQ is a global business with 8 manufacturing facilities strategically located in every major geography, serving 50+ of the largest global and regional OEMs with technologically advanced value-add products.

Your primary objective will be to lead the procurement team in all aspects, including vision and strategy, planning, day-to-day activities, business and market interaction, policy and process compliance, governance and people management. By working closely with MUVIQ leadership team and the production site managers and reporting to the MUVIQ CEO, you will develop and implement a strategic agenda for procurement that ensures the company’s success.

Your key responsibilities:

• Full accountability for the overall management of the entire spend (more than USD 300 m). The spend includes direct material (e.g.  steel, cast iron, aluminum, bearings) as well as all indirect spend (e.g. CAPEX, MRO, logistics, professional services).
• Strong contribution to the Value Engineering agenda (e.g. to counteract inflation pressure) in collaboration with the engineering teams, delivering on targets, managing performance, identifying and implementation of initiatives by utilizing a corresponding program management office.
• Identifying, qualifying and developing a new supplier base to establish regional and technological best-sourcing and cost-down activities.  
• Ability to give confidence to stakeholders, customers and suppliers at the highest level, resulting in delivery to plan and targets for the entire procurement.
• Support the governance and structure of the procurement operations, including cross-functional collaboration and effective prioritization, deployment, control and monitoring of spend across the relevant spend areas.
• Support the establishment with a new way of working demonstrating the value of procurement, setting standards, reinforcing the enabling culture and approach across the organization.
• Show presence in the plants, interact with plant managers and drive main initiatives with the local procurement teams. Supervise supplier quality audits (VDA, IATF 16949).
• Coordinate MUVIQ’s ESG efforts.

 Your profile:

• Educational background: Master’s degree in engineering or business administration
• Proven track record in automotive procurement strategy development, stakeholder & supplier management, supplier development, business acumen (financial & commercial)
• Global perspective on sourcing and dealing with diverse markets
• Proven track record in people-, project and change management
• Born negotiator & leader, proven self-motivator who sets clear direction and priorities
• Fostering a collaborative supplier-customer culture & multi- stakeholder partnership
• Building stakeholder confidence and managing communication effectively in a multi-organization business environment
• Ability to influence senior management, teams and individuals across multiple cultures, disciplines, hierarchies and geographies to drive common solutions
• Ability to inspire and motivate team through sharing and communicating vision

Our offer

• A professional environment with a positive mindset and a ‘can do’ attitude, continuously striving for excellence.
• Enthusiastic, committed, and skilled global team, striving for sustainability, efficiency, and customer centricity
• An open company culture that stimulates exchanging experience, ideas and entrepreneurship.
• An attractive and performance orientated package

Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.