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BOBST is one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to packaging and label manufacturers in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible materials industries. Join our highly qualified staff and together, let’s shape the future of the packaging world!
As the US Region Sourcing Leader within the Services & Performance Business Unit (BUSP), you will be responsible for expanding and managing the domestic supplier base. Your mission is to significantly increase US-based purchasing while driving down the overall cost of spare parts for the US market.
Key Responsibilities:
- Expand the US supplier base across all direct material categories, including mechanical, electrical, standard parts, and module assemblies.
- Collaborate with global sourcing teams to implement international strategies tailored to the US industrial landscape.
- Partner with internal stakeholders (Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing) to align sourcing initiatives with business priorities.
- Define supplier profiles and selection criteria.
- Conduct market research to identify and evaluate potential suppliers.
- Assess supplier capabilities, capacity, and competitiveness through RFQs, TCO analysis, and benchmarking.
- Lead supplier qualification and ramp-up activities in collaboration with Supplier Validation Engineers (SVE).
- Establish framework supply agreements with selected suppliers.
- Drive negotiations, conduct regular business reviews, and manage key commercial terms.
- Monitor and ensure supplier performance across cost, quality, and delivery metrics.
- Develop and maintain a pipeline of cost-reduction initiatives leveraging various sourcing strategies.
- Execute cost-saving projects aligned with the group’s strategic roadmap.
- Maintain accurate sourcing roadmap data and track progress against targets.
- % of US-based purchasing spend
- Cost reduction metrics
- Supplier operational performance (Quality, Delivery)
Education & Skills:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, Business, Industrial Technology, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- Proven experience managing industrial goods (mechanical, electrical, and standard components).
- Minimum of 7 years in sourcing and supplier development within international environments.
- Strong background in establishing new supplier partnerships, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Fluent in English; proficiency in Spanish is a plus, but not required.
- Comfortable working in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Self-driven with strong autonomy and time management skills.
- Proficient in ERP systems (SAP is a plus) and Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally between 30-40% of the time.
Join us – and grow with us.
BOBST is an engineering company, pioneering intelligent solutions that shape the future of the packaging world. At BOBST, you make an impact on a global scale – through innovation and advanced technology. You grow by mastering challenges – in a team that strives for excellence. And you enjoy a culture of a family-run enterprise, where values are truly lived. With the combined forces of more than 6400 people and business activities in more than 50 countries, we are positioned as the innovation leader in our industry.
BOBST is an engineering company, pioneering intelligent solutions that shape the future of the packaging world. At BOBST, you make an impact on a global scale – through innovation and advanced technology. You grow by mastering challenges – in a team that strives for excellence. And you enjoy a culture of a family-run enterprise, where values are truly lived. With the combined forces of more than 6400 people and business activities in more than 50 countries, we are positioned as the innovation leader in our industry.
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