Global Commodity Buyer, Indirect Materials

Muse Group

Contract type

Ongoing

Work mode

Remote · Europe

Experience

Mid-level · 4+ years

Job description

A Global Commodity Buyer role owning Indirect Materials purchasing across Hal Leonard's US and European operations within Muse Group's Global Purchasing function. The buyer consolidates indirect spend under one owner, consolidates the supplier base and puts contracts in place.

At a glance

Work mode: Remote · Europe
Languages: English – fluent

What you'll do

Build the baseline: map indirect spend by site, supplier and category, and set up a contract and renewal register.
Consolidate volumes across sites and regions, run tenders and RFQs, and negotiate framework agreements on standard terms.
Manage contract renewals so nothing auto-renews or misses a notice date; prepare renegotiations well ahead of key dates.
Build long-term supplier partnerships, with SLAs, regular performance reviews and risk management for materials that keep production running.
Set up guided buying: catalogues and preferred suppliers in the procure-to-pay system, plus clear rules on what goes through a company card and what needs a PO.
Work AI-first: use AI-assisted approvals, spend analytics and automated renewal alerts instead of manual handling.
Partner with budget holders, site managers and Finance; advise and contract while they keep ownership of their budgets.
Report on spend, savings and supplier performance to the Global Purchasing Manager.

What we're looking for

4–7+ years in purchasing, including hands-on indirect procurement (production materials, packaging, MRO, facilities, services or leases), ideally gained in manufacturing, printing, distribution or logistics, across more than one country.
A track record of supplier consolidation and documented savings on indirect spend, including running tenders.
Contract management experience: framework agreements, SLAs, lease and service contracts, renewals.
Experience with spend analysis and procure-to-pay setup: catalogues, guided buying, purchasing card policies.
Comfort with AI is essential; able to judge what to automate and what to keep human.
Strong stakeholder skills: can influence budget holders and site managers without taking over their budgets.
Discipline with data: clean supplier records, an up-to-date contract register, and nothing that lives only in your head.
An ownership mindset: asks critical questions, communicates directly and comes with solutions, not just problems.
Fluent English.

Nice to have

Experience buying paper or print materials.
Experience with Coupa or a similar P2P tool, and with NetSuite.
Purchasing experience during an ERP migration.
A Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or a related field.
NEVI, CIPS or an equivalent certification.
Dutch or other European languages.

Your team

Global Purchasing

A global purchasing function where each buyer owns one commodity end-to-end across all regions.

Benefits

Real ownership from day one: take on a new global commodity with no previous owner and shape its category structure, supplier base and contracts.

Visible business impact: see results directly in the company's costs and keep the production floor running across the US and Europe.

Modern, AI-first procurement: help build the new setup with AI-assisted approvals, spend analytics and guided buying.

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About Muse Group

Key facts

Hal Leonard's US and European operations are part of Muse Group.
Indirect spend is currently bought locally by each site.
The company is actively integrating AI and automation into all areas of the business.