Regional Purchasing Manager - North America

Summary

The North America Regional Purchasing Manager is responsible for supporting, aligning, and coordinating procurement activities across the North America region to ensure optimal sourcing conditions related to cost, quality, delivery, and supplier performance, in alignment with Carel Group strategies and directives. This role promotes, coordinates, and monitors synergy initiatives among the three organizations and in collaboration with Group Headquarters, driving consistency, efficiency, and effective use of resources. The Regional Purchasing Manager ensures the implementation and governance of Group purchasing policies, sourcing standards, and processes, enabling sustainable, compliant, and long-term supply solutions that support operational excellence and business growth across North America.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Lead supplier scouting,selection, qualification, and homologation processes in accordance with Group policies to meet new supply needs and secure improved sourcing conditions.
• Maintain senior-level relationships with strategic suppliers, ensuring regular communication, information sharing, and alignment with performance and partnership expectations.
• Support development of the annual purchasing budget for the North American companies.
• Execute and maintain supply strategies based on supplier segmentation;validate sourcing rules, allocation models, and supply shares.
• Lead or support negotiations with existing suppliers on pricing, delivery terms, lead times, and contractual frameworks; ensure implementation of Group-level contracts.
• Monitor supplier performance relative to quality, delivery, and service KPIs; ensure corrective actions are defined and implemented.
• Manage Supplier Escalations and conflicts, including performance failures, non-conformities, or damages, ensuring structured resolution.
• Lead sourcing improvement projects and cost-reduction initiatives across the region.
• Promote and implement purchasing synergies with other Group purchasing teams to optimize cost, quality, and supply risk mitigation.
• Oversea Purchasing Operations and coordinate Buyer teams across the three companies, ensuring consistent processes and best-practice adoption.
• Prepare and submit regular reports to HQ on sourcing KPIs, performance trends, and project progress.
• Collaborates with key areas such as Operations, Plant Managers, Planning and Material Planers, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, R&D and Finance
• Interfaces with Group HQ Operations teams and the supplier network.
• Coordinates the Buyer teams across the North American region.
• Any other similar or associated duties that are necessary to accomplish job objectives, or as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each ESSENTIAL DUTY satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Any specifics to the job
• Certifications Required
• Education -Bachelor's degree in Engineering , Business , Supply Chain , or related field .
• Experience -Minimum 6 years of solid experience in strategic sourcing or purchasing within structured, multinational, or complex industrial organizations.
• Language and Communication Skills - Strong verbal and written language communication skills. The ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, shortcorrespondence,and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers,clients,and other employees of the organization. Ability to communicate effectively with vendors and other employees of the organization.Ability to influence stakeholders at different organizational levels. Must be able to speak and read the English language.
• Purchasing Knowledge –Knowledge of electronics/electromechanics supply markets is a plus.
• Computer Knowledge - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. Must have a working knowledge of MRP (ORACLE Preferred), Excel, Word software programs.
• Tactical and Strategic Analytical Skills -purchasing process, pricing and marketing trends, commodity index trends, market conditions. Thinking strategically for lead-time reduction, cost reduction, and other supply chain initiatives.
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.Proven negotiation experience with domestic and international suppliers.
• Organizational Support --Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.
• Strategic Thinking --Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses.
• Decision Making - ability to solve problems, use logical reasoning, and apply emotional intelligence.
• Teamwork/Collaboration - Working as part of a team for assigned suppliers and manufacturing categories. Steady, collaborative personality.
• Attention to Detail - Ability to read and interpret, purchaser related documents andworkwith details daily for prolonged periods of time.
• Project Management- Ability to manage cross-functional projects and lead teams across multiple locations. Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices. Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints and meeting quality standards.
• Mathematical Skills - Advanced mathematics,algebra,and moderate statistics.
  
  

Certifications

• Related manufacturing or HVACcertificationsa plus
• Lean Principles a plus
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Yes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee must be able to work in a state of constant alertness and in a safe manner.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk / listen. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.
• Travel Domestic and international required
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Office, manufacturing, and warehouse work areas. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable Accommodation May be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, machinery, tools, and more, as the Mechanics area coincides within Warehouse. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate depending on the scope of work.
• Travel both domestically and internationally
  
  

Carel is an equal opportunity employer.