Cluster Category Lead - Procurement

About the role

Inchcape, a global automotive distributor, is looking for a Cluster Category Lead in Uruca, Costa Rica. The role executes strategic sourcing initiatives in the local market, aligning local business needs with global procurement strategy. It leads sourcing events, implements category plans and uses tools such as Coupa Sourcing to deliver value beyond cost, including innovation, quality, sustainability and risk mitigation.

Key responsibilities

• Implement regional and global category strategies at market level, aligned with local business needs.
• Lead sourcing events (RFIs, RFPs, eAuctions) in Coupa and act as a procurement ambassador for policy, compliance and controls.
• Work with Finance, HR, Facilities, Legal and IT to define local sourcing needs and integrate demand planning with category strategy.
• Coordinate with BPO teams on transactional procurement, and handle supplier onboarding, contract tracking, performance monitoring and scorecards.
• Ensure documentation complies with procurement policy, delegation of authority and audit readiness; support ESG, risk and sustainability work, including supplier ESG evaluations and Scope 3 data.
• Contribute to annual procurement planning and the Annual Operating Plan, and drive full-lifecycle sourcing in Coupa, including eSourcing strategies and should-cost modelling.
• Manage post-sourcing activities, record sourcing data, and track value realization (cost savings, risk mitigation, ESG impact).
• Collaborate with the Procurement Centre of Excellence and regional category leads to standardise approaches, train on sourcing tools and share best practices.

Required profile

• 5-7 years of experience in procurement, sourcing or category leadership, ideally in multinational or matrixed organisations.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain or a related field.
• Experience managing indirect spend categories such as professional services, IT, facilities and logistics.
• Fluent in Spanish and English, written and spoken.

Required skills

• Demonstrated use of eSourcing platforms such as Coupa.
• Strong strategic sourcing, including RFP/RFI/eAuction execution, market intelligence and supplier selection.
• Category management, TCO modelling, supplier segmentation and risk mitigation.
• Contract lifecycle management and negotiation of commercial terms and SLAs.
• Digital procurement tools such as Coupa, SAP, Oracle or Scanmarket.