Strategic Indirect Procurement Manager

BUSINESS PARTNERING

As a trusted business partner you will provide insights and recommendations on strategic procurement matters to enable factbased decisionmaking. Engaging actively with stakeholders you will understand their needs promote procurement involvement and foster effective collaboration across departments. Maintaining regular communications with other stakeholders such as Finance and Legal you will align on procurement plans and collaboration efforts. You will regularly share the added value of procurement highlighting both monetary and nonmonetary benefits to all stakeholders.

CATEGORY MANAGEMENT

As part of category management you will perform market research for selected indirect products and services analyzing trends for pricing availability leadtime and capacity. You will analyze spend based on the relevant category taxonomy to identify opportunities and develop procurement strategies. Collaborating with stakeholders you will identify midtolongterm improvement opportunities ensuring alignment with organizational goals. You will develop and align plans for largevalue or highimportance procurement initiatives or tenders in the indirect procurement space.

STRATEGIC SOURCING

In the strategic sourcing role you will closely liaise with stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities and align on strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations. Based on business needs you will define goals sourcing approaches and negotiation tactics to achieve the best value for the organization. You will lead or actively participate in tender processes (Rfx) cost benchmarks and supplier negotiations ensuring transparent factbased decisionmaking. Utilizing procurement standards and systems you will execute strategic sourcing initiatives effectively.

SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT

In supplier management you will work with stakeholders to identify qualify and onboard suitable suppliers in accordance with internal and external requirements. You will guide departments with supplier management practices processes and guidelines to enable effective supplier relationship management. Participating in supplier meetings you will promote relationship building and drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives that deliver value beyond cost savings. You will perform regular risk and performance evaluations with stakeholders ensuring continuous monitoring.

COMPLIANCE & ESG

In compliance and ESG you will ensure environmental social and governance requirements are integrated into procurement processes including strategic sourcing and supplier/contract management. Collaborating with internal stakeholders you will ensure consistency and alignment of procurement activities with HQ Procurement guidelines. You will promote the importance of ESG in procurement ensuring that all initiatives adhere to the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility.

Qualifications :

Advanced Diploma in Procurement Supply Chain Business Administration or equivalent experience.
English language knowledge needs to be Business fluent German language knowledge is nice to have.

4 years of experience in Indirect Procurement.

Proven expertise in sourcing supplier management and procurement systems.

Strong stakeholder management relationshipbuilding and communication skills.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint Teams).

Familiarity with category management and SourcetoContract processes.

Analytical mindset creative problemsolving and attention to detail.

Experience working within a sustainability framework and reporting on ESG metrics.

Project management experience and ability to drive the delivery of procurement initiatives.

Proactive entrepreneurial approach with a focus on continuous improvement.

Additional Information :

Due to legal reasons we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position which is  2392 gross per month. However our attractive compensation package is based on marketoriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary.

As an employer we value diversity and support people in developing their potential and strengths realizing their ideas and seizing opportunities. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age skin colour religion gender sexual orientation or origin.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime