As a Procurement Director (m/f/d), you will have a direct influence on business results with one of the key geographical regions at Emerson's Test & Measurement (T&M) Business Unit. You will be responsible for the sourcing of materials and services, focusing primarily on business-specific needs while representing all of Emerson T&M Global Procurement. In this role, you will define the supply and sourcing strategy and lead supplier relationships. You will have a regional scope that includes providing guidance to manufacturing and supply chain. This role will report to both the Head of Global Procurement and Managing Director of EMEIA Manufacturing. The role owner contributes to increasing the competitiveness and profitability of our products and solutions by ensuring the availability and quality of materials and services we require to serve our customers. You will seek to strengthen Emerson's competitiveness by achieving value in our purchasing volume and leverage the innovation power of our suppliers. Additionally, the Procurement Director will drive optimized buying activities for both production materials and non-production services for Emerson by using allies within procurement, enhancing competition and intensifying collaboration with the best suppliers in conjunction with our global businesses and cross-functional partners. Does this opportunity seem to be your next career step? Accelerate your career! Apply today! **In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:** + Develop and implement long term, sourcing strategies for manufacturing that ensures supply and achieves the company’s overall margin goals. + Contract negotiation and management with focus on business-specific Procurement. + Responsible for supplier collaboration, suppler performance management, and supply chain optimization for the region and local operations. + Identify and apply leverage across global requirements and use supplier’s expertise to improve efficiency and value to business. + Represents and leads Global Procurement support to the region and local operations. + Guide, coach and support procurement personnel from region / countries to synchronize sourcing strategies for key material fields in line with HQ strategies. + Guides the early integration of procurement and ensures adherence to policy and procedures. + Guides sourcing, supplier selection, evaluation, continued development of master supplier data through cross-functional teams. + Ensures that regional sourcing concludes with contracts based on business requirements at the most beneficial conditions whilst ensuring quality and on-time delivery. Focus on business-specific Procurement. + Implements Global Commodity & Category strategies to ensure long-term, cost-efficient supply of materials and services. + Contributes to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g., compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems). + Prepares and conducts negotiations  to obtain highest feasible value and lowest cost of ownership. + Drives Supplier Management processes (e.g., qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification). + Ensures a close cooperation with Internal Customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement. **Who You Are:** You deliver messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner. You proactively develop relationships with a wide variety of people. You promote high visibility of shared contributions to goals. **For This Role, You Will Need:** + Minimum of 8-10 years in Procurement with at least 3-5 years of direct experience managing procurement personnel in strategic sourcing. + BS degree in engineering, business, or similar field or equivalent experience + Ability to communicate tactfully and diplomatically in both oral and written formats. + Proven expertise in negotiating complex contracts in dynamic supply environment + Ability to take direction, both from manager and team-members. + Ability to influence, build relationships, and promote solutions without direct authority + Demonstrated ability to actively participate in bid, scope, and NPI handoff meetings with the ability to obtain basic information from drawings and/or understand scope documents. + Ability to travel 10-30% domestically, with some international travel **Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:** + 3-5 years electrical distribution industry, automation, printed circuit board assembly and/or related industry supplier experience. **Our Culture & Commitment to You:** At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. **WHY EMERSON** **Our Commitment to Our People** At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration. We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor. At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together. **Accessibility Assistance or Accommodation** If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: idisability.administrator@emerson.com . **ABOUT EMERSON** Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability. With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety. We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go! **No calls or agencies please.** **Requisition ID** : 25017372 Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.