Manager, Global Transport Procurement

Jobtailor; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Hamburg, Germany, seeks a global strategic procurement leader to optimize transport service spend and drive category strategies. You will guide tender design, supplier negotiations, and contracting, collaborating with regional teams and global stakeholders to ensure cost-effective, high-quality outcomes.

The role requires strong project management, ownership, and bilingual English proficiency, with travel as needed to coordinate cross-border activities.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in strategic procurement with a strong track record in cost management and optimization, preferably in transport/logistics categories.
• Experience in implementing basic and advanced negotiation concepts, such as eAuctions, multi-round tenders, should-cost/benchmarking, and index-based mechanisms.
• Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in global teams and coordinate stakeholders.
• High level of ownership, independence, and engagement, with a strong target orientation.
• Very good analytical skills and business acumen, along with business-fluent English.
• Proficiency in MS Office, with desirable skills in eProcurement, particularly 'Coupa'.
• Availability for global travel as required.

Aufgaben

• Global optimization of strategic procurement for transport services, ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and availability.
• Provide methodological and functional guidance to procurement stakeholders worldwide, promoting consistent processes and best practices.
• Drive the end-to-end execution of the category strategy, including budget planning, tender support, and finalization.
• Deliver advanced support to regional procurement organizations and local experts, especially for tender activities and cost reduction initiatives.
• Support regions during annual budget planning with market insights and validation of savings pipelines.
• Execute and support strategic sourcing activities, including supplier strategy, tender design, negotiation, and contracting support.
• Monitor and oversee global transport procurement KPIs, providing transparency and progress updates to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure effective communication with upper management and key stakeholders, actively managing interfaces with internal teams.

Kenntnisse

Strategic Procurement

Cost Management

Negotiation Concepts

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Tools

MS Office

EProcurement

Coupa

Jobbeschreibung

• Global optimization of strategic procurement for transport services, ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and availability.
• Provide methodological and functional guidance to procurement stakeholders worldwide, promoting consistent processes and best practices.
• Drive the end-to-end execution of the category strategy, including budget planning, tender support, and finalization.
• Deliver advanced support to regional procurement organizations and local experts, especially for tender activities and cost reduction initiatives.
• Support regions during annual budget planning with market insights and validation of savings pipelines.
• Execute and support strategic sourcing activities, including supplier strategy, tender design, negotiation, and contracting support.
• Monitor and oversee global transport procurement KPIs, providing transparency and progress updates to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure effective communication with upper management and key stakeholders, actively managing interfaces with internal teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience in strategic procurement with a strong track record in cost management and optimization, preferably in transport/logistics categories.
• Experience in implementing basic and advanced negotiation concepts, such as eAuctions, multi-round tenders, should-cost/benchmarking, and index-based mechanisms.
• Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in global teams and coordinate stakeholders.
• High level of ownership, independence, and engagement, with a strong target orientation.
• Very good analytical skills and business acumen, along with business-fluent English.
• Proficiency in MS Office, with desirable skills in eProcurement, particularly 'Coupa'.
• Availability for global travel as required.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic procurement and cost management within transport services, with strong analytical skills and proficiency in negotiation techniques. Capable of executing category strategies and providing guidance to global procurement stakeholders while ensuring effective communication and project management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Procurement
• Cost Management
• Negotiation Concepts
• Project Management
• Analytical Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cost Optimization
• Tender Support
• Supplier Strategy
• Contracting Support
• Budget Planning
• KPI Monitoring
• Market Insights
• Savings Validation
• EAuctions
• Benchmarking

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Ownership
• Independence
• Engagement
• Target Orientation

Industry Keywords

• Transport Services
• Logistics
• Global Procurement
• Stakeholder Management
• Best Practices

Tools & Technologies

• MS Office
• EProcurement
• Coupa