Procurement & Contracts Lead

The role

Key responsibilities

• Own and coordinate purchasing activities for key equipment, materials, services and external partners required for factory engineering, industrialization and production scale-up.
• Manage supplier sourcing, purchase orders and commercial negotiations in close collaboration with technical stakeholders.
• Support equipment and service supplier selection by aligning technical requirements, commercial conditions, delivery timelines and risk considerations.
• Draft, review, coordinate and manage supplier contracts, purchase agreements, service agreements and related documentation in collaboration with Legal, Finance and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Ensure contracts clearly capture scope, deliverables, timelines, payment terms, warranties, liabilities, change management processes and acceptance criteria.
• Track supplier performance, delivery milestones, contractual obligations and commercial risks throughout execution.
• Act as a key point of contact for suppliers, ensuring clear communication, timely follow-up and resolution of commercial or contractual issues.
• Build and maintain structured procurement and contract management processes, templates, trackers and documentation standards.
• Support budget tracking, cost control and purchasing approvals in collaboration with Finance and project owners.
• Identify procurement risks, supplier constraints and contractual gaps early, and drive practical mitigation actions.
• Ensure purchasing and contracting activities comply with internal policies, legal requirements, safety expectations and sustainability considerations.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, contract management, supply chain or commercial project roles, preferably in industrial, manufacturing, engineering, construction or scale-up environments.
• Strong practical experience with supplier sourcing, purchase orders, contract coordination and commercial negotiations.
• Ability to understand technical requirements and translate them into clear supplier scopes, commercial terms and contract documentation.
• Structured and detail-oriented, with strong ownership of timelines, documentation, follow-ups and stakeholder alignment.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal and external suppliers.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to balance commercial, technical and delivery priorities.
• Experience with equipment procurement, factory projects, industrial suppliers or capex purchasing is a strong plus.
• Comfortable working in a high-ambiguity and rapidly evolving environment; startup or scale-up experience is a plus.