EMEA Procurement Director (m / f / d)

As a Procurement Director (m / f / d), you will have a direct influence on business results with one of the key geographical regions at Emerson's Test & Measurement (T&M) Business Unit. You will be responsible for the sourcing of materials and services, focusing primarily on business-specific needs while representing all of Emerson T&M Global Procurement. In this role, you will define the supply and sourcing strategy and lead supplier relationships. You will have a regional scope that includes providing guidance to manufacturing and supply chain. This role will report to both the Head of Global Procurement and Managing Director of EMEIA Manufacturing.

The role owner contributes to increasing the competitiveness and profitability of our products and solutions by ensuring the availability and quality of materials and services we require to serve our customers. You will seek to strengthen Emerson's competitiveness by achieving value in our purchasing volume and leverage the innovation power of our suppliers. Additionally, the Procurement Director will drive optimized buying activities for both production materials and non-production services for Emerson by using allies within procurement, enhancing competition and intensifying collaboration with the best suppliers in conjunction with our global businesses and cross-functional partners.

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In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be :

• Develop and implement long term, sourcing strategies for manufacturing that ensures supply and achieves the company’s overall margin goals.
• Contract negotiation and management with focus on business-specific Procurement.
• Responsible for supplier collaboration, suppler performance management, and supply chain optimization for the region and local operations.
• Identify and apply leverage across global requirements and use supplier’s expertise to improve efficiency and value to business.
• Represents and leads Global Procurement support to the region and local operations.
• Guide, coach and support procurement personnel from region / countries to synchronize sourcing strategies for key material fields in line with HQ strategies.
• Guides the early integration of procurement and ensures adherence to policy and procedures.
• Guides sourcing, supplier selection, evaluation, continued development of master supplier data through cross-functional teams.
• Ensures that regional sourcing concludes with contracts based on business requirements at the most beneficial conditions whilst ensuring quality and on-time delivery. Focus on business-specific Procurement.
• Implements Global Commodity & Category strategies to ensure long-term, cost-efficient supply of materials and services.
• Contributes to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (, compliant Purchase-to-Pay (PP) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems).
• Prepares and conducts negotiations to obtain highest feasible value and lowest cost of ownership.
• Drives Supplier Management processes (, qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification).
• Ensures a close cooperation with Internal Customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement.

Who You Are :

You deliver messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner. You proactively develop relationships with a wide variety of people. You promote high visibility of shared contributions to goals.

For This Role, You Will Need :

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart :

Our Culture & Commitment to You :

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.