Global Strategic Procurement Manager (m/f/d)
Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH (OWI)
Chief Manufacturing and Supply Officer - limited to 16 months
Your Responsibilities
- Define key sourcing strategies aligned with Olympus business requirements to be socialized and executed across the global procurement team for production materials and externally manufactured finished goods, including risk management.
- Develop strong partnerships with key business stakeholders and global procurement team members.
- Collaborate closely with the global procurement organization to support defined strategies.
- Manage sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
- Identify and select suppliers early, working closely with the Advanced Sourcing team.
- Manage supplier relationships (SRM), performance, and development.
- Develop and execute a cost improvement pipeline for Olympus’s third-party direct spend.
- Continuously improve material and service costs.
- Enhance global Category Management and Advanced Sourcing processes through continuous improvements.
Your Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline; MBA or equivalent preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in international strategic procurement within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience leading and participating in cross-functional and/or global teams, with a proven track record of strategic initiatives and problem-solving.
- Experience managing an international supply base is essential.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to understand diverse stakeholder needs (e.g., Business, R&D, Quality, Operations, Suppliers).
- Fluency in English.
Your Benefits
- 30 days of annual leave.
- Up to 60% mobile work possible, with flexible work hours and overtime compensation.
- Holiday and Christmas bonuses.
- Corporate benefits discounts for employees.
- Comprehensive pension scheme and capital-forming benefits.
- Company restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized).
- Employee Assistance Program of FamPLUS for health, mental, and emotional well-being.
- Subsidy for public transportation (Deutschlandticket), free parking, and leasing options for bikes or cars.
- Subsidized sports groups and access to the in-house gym.
Further Information
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We warmly encourage all talented individuals to apply.