Buyer

As a Buyer at Horse Technologies in Madrid, you will drive strategic sourcing to secure cost-efficient, high-quality, and reliable supply. You’ll work with category managers and cross-functional teams to implement global sourcing strategies and negotiate with suppliers. Your role supports supplier development and performance improvements within a global supply chain. This is a dynamic, international environment where your work helps advance our net-zero and performance objectives. You collaborate across R&D, manufacturing, logistics, and strategy to create measurable value.

• Drive procurement activities within the assigned category and continually develop them
• Identify and implement cost reduction and efficiency initiatives
• Conduct market analysis, benchmarking, and supplier evaluations
• Act as primary contact for suppliers and manage ongoing relationships
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (R&D, Manufacturing, Logistics, Strategy)
• Lead and execute commercial negotiations at a global level
• Support supplier development and performance improvement initiatives
• Ensure alignment with global sourcing strategies and business objectives
• Strong expertise in sourcing processes, supplier management, and contract negotiation in global environments
• Proven ability to analyze market trends and translate insights into data-driven sourcing strategies
• Solid experience in managing and developing strategic supplier relationships and driving performance improvements
• Strong business acumen focused on optimizing cost, quality, and delivery while balancing commercial and operational priorities
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• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence, with strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Analytical and results-oriented with 5+ years in procurement or related roles; fluent in English; additional languages a plus
• Proactive, solution-oriented with ability to challenge the status quo
• Experience in aluminum production and casting operations is a plus
• cross-functional collaboration
• strong communication
• relationship-building
• sourcing processes

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