Indirect Purchasing Manager

Location: Tianjin, China

Company

JLG, an Oshkosh company, develops and provides access equipment including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles, and accessories for customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Drive cost savings, optimize value, manage supplier relationships, and ensure policy compliance for non-production and indirect spend.
• Lead RFIs, RFPs, competitive bidding events, and commercial negotiations with legal and finance partners.
• Manage contracts, including renewals, changes, defaults, disputes, pricing, and service-level agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and business reviews while mitigating supply risks and coordinating operational execution.
• Partner with department heads on procurement needs, analyze spending, build TCO models, and track budget compliance.
• Set team objectives and priorities and drive team performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4 to 8+ years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or indirect procurement.
• Proficiency with ERP and procurement platforms such as Jaggar and JDE, or other ERP systems.
• Advanced data analysis skills in Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication, cross-functional leadership, influencing, and commercial negotiation capabilities.
• Capability in cost analysis and reporting, with technical knowledge and related development experience preferred for relevant work.
• Ability to handle pressure and challenging situations.

Nice to have

• Professional credentials such as CPSM, APICS, or PMP.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position within a global company serving the access equipment market.
• Cross-functional collaboration with legal, finance, department heads, and procurement stakeholders.