Commodity Purchasing Manager
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Posted on:
09-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join our passionate and dedicated teams who are shaping the future of sound!
Since 1984 we build ideas into products grow products into businesses and scale businesses that leverage and transform the Pro-Audio Industry.
What began as a small team has since become a global organization working to realize this vision. Each member of our team shares our passion for designing and manufacturing sound systems with the highest most consistent and predictable performance levels.
Our ecosystem of innovative products and services encompasses software loudspeakers processors amplifiers sound system design and calibration services.
Through our dedication to innovation and product design excellence we shape the future of sound with technologies that enable audio professionals and artists to elevate the listener experience.
The team you will join:
Sitting in the Purchasing department our team dedicated to purchasing bears a lot of responsibility in the current market situation. Divided into 3 teams (direct indirect and projects) they all work together to source and provide L-Acoustics with the best quality resources at the lowest price within the most reasonable time frame possible.
We are looking for a bright commodity buyer to join the direct purchasing team and to provide resources on the commodities side for our manufacturing process.
What you will contribute to:
You are responsible for the functional leadership for the assigned commodity driving standardization on processes and feeding the corporate sourcing strategies. You are responsible for defining and implementing the purchasing strategy for the assigned family.
Purchasing strategy definition:
Build and implement the purchasing policy for your commodity (target suppliers strategic suppliers contracts and framework agreements)
Develop Commodity Strategy with main stakeholders adjust to change control adherence
Build sourcing analysis (internal constraints external risks cost analysis analysis of the supplier market)
Define supplier selection criteria i.e. global footprint technology QM
Purchasing strategy implementation:
Manage spend according to Purchasing & Commodity strategy
Implement a global cost structure evaluation approach for your suppliers
Steer the quality/cost/lead time performance of suppliers (performance reviews audits action plans)
Update data in the ERP and ensure compliance with purchasing processes
Continuous improvement of purchasing strategy:
Identify savings and cost optimization potentials globally & locally
Lead cost saving initiatives align with stakeholders and drive to implementation
Conduct yearly (or regular) negotiations with global & local strategic suppliers
Manage contracts & negotiations
Market monitoring & updating Key Data:
Monitor and analyze market tendencies with focus on prices suppliers producers and new technologies
Ensure a permanent market watch as well as a monthly reporting of the performance of your activity
Update spend data gathering & analysis on influencing spend patterns
Monitor & report commodity KPIs (PPV Weighted Payment Quality & Delivery Performance)
What you will need to succeed:
Master Degree from an engineering school
Minimum 5 years of experience as a commodity buyer
Excellent sense of humility simplicity and partnership: our vision for our suppliers is long term it is essential to build good relationships with them
A business level English proficiency associated with a bilingual level of French. Other european languages are a plus.
Join our passionate and dedicated teams who are shaping the future of sound!
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Inventory Control
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- HR Sourcing
- ERP Systems
- negotiation
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
- Contracts
About Company
L-Acoustics sets the benchmark for the concert sound system and professional sound system innovations; redefining the future of audio.
