Senior Sourcing Specialist

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers' products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

We are currently looking for a Senior Sourcing Specialist (Fleet & Corporate Services) to join us at our facility in Asturias, Spain.

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for supporting the global procurement of various corporate services commodities across a multinational organization. This role partners closely with Category Managers, internal stakeholders, suppliers, sourcing teams, finance, legal, and information security to execute procurement strategies, manage supplier engagements, and ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies.

The successful candidate will help drive cost savings, operational efficiency, supplier performance, and risk mitigation while supporting a complex global environment.

• Support global sourcing and procurement activities across Corporate Services categories, including Fleet, Real Estate, and Professional Services.
  • Ensure POs in place for scope of work
  • Vendor creation
  • Audit support as needed
  • Sustainability initiatives
  • Contract Negotiations
• Manage end-to-end sourcing processes, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, contract administration, and sourcing events.
• Oversee key operational activities for the global fleet program and maintain real estate portfolio tracking systems.
  • Fleet:
    • central IPM / web-cycle resolver for all of EMEA Fleet invoices
    • first line of escalation point for Fleet issues from Fleet Management Provider
    • manage Country Master Agreement (Leasing) implementation
    • Benchmark and comparison of Fleet Insurance rates - change management to switch to better insurance offers
    • Analysis to 'unbundle' and optimize certain fleet leasing company services
    • Benchmark and comparison of Electrification services
    • Serve as facilitator of annual country-level vehicle list updates
• • Real Estate
• • • Contract platform global updates through the PEGA ticketing system
    • Global CoStar Administrator role - delegating access rights and creating new 3rd Party provider Lease Admin roles - trouble-shooting CoStar technical issues with IT Support tickets (CoStar)
• Partner with Category Managers to drive category plans, spend analysis, supplier strategies, and cost savings initiatives.
• Analyze procurement and market data to identify cost optimization opportunities, supplier benchmarks, and industry trends.
• Support supplier management activities, including onboarding, performance reviews, compliance, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate contract reviews and approvals with Legal, Finance, Information Security, and Privacy teams while ensuring policy and regulatory compliance.
• Develop procurement dashboards, spend reports, and savings trackers, providing insights and recommendations to improve processes and support business stakeholders globally.