Category Manager for Facility and Real Estate

Cogs; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Category Manager for Facility and Real Estate. This role is pivotal in shaping procurement strategies and negotiating with service providers, ensuring that the company achieves its savings and operational goals. You will collaborate with various departments and international colleagues, driving innovative procurement approaches while enhancing the purchasing function as a value-added partner. If you possess a strong background in procurement, excellent negotiation skills, and a proactive mindset, this opportunity could be your next career milestone.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in procurement, especially in indirect strategic purchasing.
• Knowledge of GDPR and supplier/service provider market.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and execute tenders, negotiate commercial conditions with service providers.
• Create and develop category strategies independently.

Kenntnisse

Procurement

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Ausbildung

Degree in Economics

Law Degree

Business IT Specialist

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:

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

Qualifications:

1. You have a degree in economics, alternatively you are a fully qualified lawyer or business lawyer, business IT specialist or have a comparable education.
2. Building on this, you have already gained several years of professional experience in indirect strategic purchasing and have knowledge of the GDPR.
3. 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.
4. You are characterised by high self-motivation, a process and goal-oriented way of working and analytical understanding.
5. You succeed in combining good communication skills, negotiation skills and assertiveness and you have a confident demeanour.
6. 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].