Head of Purchasing

About the job

Pacific International Recruitment is an exclusive recruitment consultancy with over 25 years of experience in placing specialists and executives. With our headquarters in London and additional locations in Düsseldorf and Philadelphia, we provide targeted support to our clients and candidates across EMEA, APAC, and the USA.

We have partnered with a global market-leading distribution and solutions business operating across multiple international markets, with a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and the energy transition.

As part of a European strategic sourcing organisation, they are seeking a Head of Strategic Purchasing to lead sourcing activities within the Renewable Energy sector while driving Procurement Excellence across the wider organisation.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for developing and executing a European category strategy for renewable energy products, negotiating strategic supplier agreements, building long-term supplier partnerships, and creating scalable commercial frameworks that support continued growth. The successful candidate will also champion procurement maturity by designing and implementing best-in-class procurement tools, processes, and governance frameworks across the business.

The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in strategic sourcing, category management, supplier negotiations, and procurement transformation within a complex international environment. Exposure to renewable energy, photovoltaics, electrical products, or adjacent industrial sectors would be highly advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation at the forefront of electrification and sustainability, with the chance to shape procurement strategy across Europe and influence key business decisions at a strategic level.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the European renewable energy procurement strategy.
• Lead strategic sourcing, supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting.
• Build and manage key supplier partnerships to drive commercial value and innovation.
• Implement scalable procurement frameworks across European operating companies.
• Drive Procurement Excellence through best-practice processes, tools, and governance.
• Establish procurement performance metrics and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead supplier performance reviews and cost optimisation programmes.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proven strategic procurement and sourcing experience in an international environment.
• Strong supplier relationship management, negotiation, and contracting expertise.
• Knowledge of across Renewable Energy and Photovoltaic (PV), Inverters or Energy Storage market.
• Experience working with a large volume portfolio, >€70M.
• Experience driving Procurement Excellence and transformation programmes.
• Understanding of renewable energy technologies and product ecosystems.
• Experience working with and managing Asian-based suppliers.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Commercially minded with a data-driven approach to value creation.
• Fluency in English and French. Fluency in Cantonese or Mandarin is a plus.

Join a leading international organisation at the forefront of renewable energy sourcing and strategic procurement. As Head of Strategic Purchasing, you will lead European sourcing strategies, build strategic supplier partnerships, and drive procurement excellence across an international business.

You will oversee category management for renewable energy products, lead key supplier negotiations, and implement scalable procurement frameworks that deliver commercial, sustainability, and innovation benefits. In addition, you will drive procurement transformation initiatives to enhance capability, performance, and maturity across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity to influence purchasing strategy at a European level, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and make a significant impact within a business committed to operational excellence and the energy transition.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Sophia.Minns@pacific-international.com or leonard.kempf@pacific-international.com to schedule an initial call.

About Pacific International Executive Search:

Pacific International, a globally recognized retained executive search firm, is dedicated to empowering Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and high-growth enterprises in building exceptional C-suite, senior-level, and strategic leadership teams while championing diversity and inclusion. Our adaptability, agility, and forward-thinking ethos distinguish us in the ever-evolving business landscape. Since 1997, we have been dedicated to building lasting client partnerships based on trust and reliability, and a proven track record of successful C-suite and mid- to senior-level leadership project delivery across many key industries globally.

PACIFIC DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

At Pacific International, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and we proudly champion diversity on behalf of our clients in every Executive Search mandate we undertake. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. In pursuit of these objectives, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.