Category Manager for Facility and Real Estate

Cogs; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading insurance company in Germany is seeking a Category Manager for Facility and Real Estate. The role involves preparing tenders, negotiating contracts, and developing procurement strategies. Candidates should have a degree in economics or equivalent, with significant experience in procurement and strong communication skills.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in procurement, specifically in indirect strategic purchasing.
• Knowledge of GDPR and supplier market.
• Fluent in German and English.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and execute tenders, negotiating commercial conditions and SLAs.
• Create and develop category strategies independently.
• Conduct negotiations with service providers and advise departments.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation skills

Analytical understanding

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Ausbildung

Degree in economics or equivalent

Business lawyer qualification

Business IT specialist education

Jobbeschreibung

Our client is the largest insurance company in Germany, having a wide range of insurance services. They are looking for someone with 5+ years of experience in procurement to fill the position of Category Manager for Facility and Real Estate. The major responsibilities and qualifications for the role are as follows.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the preparation and execution of tenders and the negotiation of commercial conditions and SLAs with service providers
• Create category strategies independently and continuously develop them
• Conduct negotiations with selected service providers and advise/supervise the departments, taking into account international company standards
• Work intensively with the departments as well as with international colleagues and initiate new projects to achieve corporate goals
• Be jointly responsible for achieving the Savings goals and other goals resulting from the specialist function
• Work closely with internal customers and thus strengthen the role of purchasing as a value-added partner for the departments

Qualifications:

• You have a degree in economics, alternatively you are a fully qualified lawyer or business lawyer, business IT specialist or have a comparable education
• Building on this, you have already gained several years of professional experience in indirect strategic purchasing and have knowledge of the GDPR
• You have in-depth knowledge of the supplier/service provider market and the drafting of contracts with service providers and suppliers, and you will find creative and innovative procurement approaches
• You are characterised by high self-motivation, a process and goal-oriented way of working and analytical understanding
• You succeed in combining good communication skills, negotiation skills and assertiveness and you have a confident demeanour
• Very good knowledge of German and English

If this role appeals to you and you think you can be a perfect candidate for the job, either send your CV directly at [e-mail].