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Purchasing Manager

On-site in Madrid·Added 1 month ago

Nippon Gases

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Overview

Requirements

Have the right to work in Spain
Nippon Gases doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work on-site in Madrid
No relocation package mentioned.

This job was automatically translated to English.

The role

We are currently looking for a person to join us as Purchasing Manager in Madrid to guarantee a secure, competitive, and sustainable supply of goods and services, optimizing the total cost of ownership (TCO), providing solutions to the business, ensuring regulatory compliance at all times, and minimizing operational and supply chain risks in a critical and high-demand industrial environment.

What you'll do

What will your functions be?

1. Purchasing strategy and management

- Define and implement the purchasing strategy by category (direct, indirect, CAPEX, services).
- Identify and apply savings opportunities and lead sustainable cost reduction initiatives.
- Lead sourcing processes (RFI/RFQ/RFP), evaluation, and supplier selection.

2. Team management

- Responsible for leading, motivating, and developing the team.
- Evaluate performance, identify talent, and manage team risks, promoting training, regulatory compliance, and operational continuity.

3. Supplier management

- Develop and manage strategic relationships with key suppliers.
- Evaluate performance through KPIs (OTIF, lead time, cost, ESG).
- Manage improvement plans and risk mitigation with critical suppliers.

4. Negotiation and contracting

- Lead contractual negotiations ensuring optimal conditions (price, service, SLAs, penalties).
- Define and review critical clauses (safety, compliance, sustainability, continuity).
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and applicable regulations.

5. Risk management and supply continuity

- Identify supply chain risks (operational, financial, geopolitical, security).
- Develop and implement contingency plans to prioritize security in the supply chain.

6. Operational excellence and continuous improvement

- Drive digitalization initiatives and improvements in purchasing and associated processes.
- Ensure efficiency and transparency in processes.

7. Sustainability and compliance

- Integrate ESG criteria into purchasing decisions.
- Reduce environmental impact (CO2, energy consumption, waste).
- Guarantee ethical and regulatory compliance (compliance, audits).

8. Reporting and management support

- Prepare analysis and reporting for the purchasing management and other departments.
- Monitor KPIs: savings, OTIF, fill rate, inventory, risk.
- Support strategic decision-making with data analysis.

About Nippon Gases

Nippon Sanso is a global industrial and medical gas company, part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (NSHD), with over 100 years of experience. In Europe, it operates as Nippon Sanso (formerly Nippon Gases), serving more than 150,000 customers and 390,000 patients across 14+ countries, with 195 operational facilities and a fleet of over 1,000 trucks. The company provides a wide range of gases and solutions for industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, food and beverage, electronics, and energy, and is recognized as the fourth largest industrial gas supplier in Europe with a global market share close to 9%.

Industry: Industrial Gases
Employees: Unknown
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
In Spain: Madrid
Website: nippongases.com

Good to know if you are moving

Nippon Sanso has a significant presence in Spain, with offices and operations in Madrid and other industrial areas, offering roles in engineering, procurement, and manufacturing.
The company is part of a global group (Nippon Sanso Holdings) with operations in over 14 European countries, providing opportunities for international mobility.
Spanish job openings include positions such as Procurement Intern, Process Efficiency and Automation Leader, and Legal Specialist, indicating a mix of corporate and technical roles.
The company emphasizes safety, innovation, and sustainability, and is known as 'The Gas Professionals' in Europe.
Spanish operations include subsidiaries like Oximesa and Home Medicine, which focus on medical gases and home healthcare services.

In their own words

About the company & team

Nippon Sanso, formerly operating as Nippon Gases, is a leading industrial and medical gases company in Europe, part of the Nippon Sanso Group, the world's fourth largest supplier of industrial gases. With over 100 years of experience, a presence in more than 30 countries, and nearly 20,000 employees worldwide, the group combines global reach with local expertise. In Europe, the company has more than 4,200 employees, operates in 14 countries, and serves more than 150,000 customers and 400,000 patients.

The name change reinforces the group's global identity and its commitment to innovation, safety, sustainability, and its purpose of "Making life better through gas technology".

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