Manager, Procurement Consulting (m/f/d)

Interpath Advisory; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salaries

Core and optional benefits

Zusammenfassung

Interpath Advisory is seeking a Manager for Procurement Consulting. This role involves leading multi-stakeholder procurement projects, enhancing company value through improved processes, and preparing detailed analyses for strategic decision-making. The successful candidate should have strong foundational knowledge, manage teams effectively, and communicate procurement's value to senior leaders. Fluency in German and English is necessary. Comprehensive benefits and competitive salary are provided, along with opportunities for international travel.

Qualifikationen

• Strong academic background with hands-on experience in procurement consulting.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and on-site teams.
• Proven consulting toolkit including change management and stakeholder alignment.
• Understanding of P&L impact and operational KPIs.

Aufgaben

• Assess current procurement processes and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Identify improvement opportunities across procurement and logistics.
• Design and implement cost-effective procurement strategies.
• Conduct supplier evaluations and manage contracts.
• Prepare reports and forecasts for strategic decision-making.
• Lead change management transformation initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy design

Project management

Commercial understanding

Data visualization

Business development

Ausbildung

Master’s or PhD

Tools

eProcurement/P2P systems

Spend analytics tools

Jobbeschreibung

Manager, Procurement Consulting

Location: Dusseldorf or Munich or Berlin or Frankfurt

Interpath is an international and fast‑growing advisory business with deep expertise in a broad range of specialisms spanning deals, advisory and restructuring. We deliver tangible results for global businesses, their investors, and stakeholders when complex problems arise, and critical decisions need to be made. Interpath is agile, independent, and conflict‑free, and our passion for doing what’s right, every time, sets us apart.

As a Manager in the Procurement Consulting team, you will work with experienced colleagues to deliver multi‑stakeholder, international and domestic procurement projects while also raising the profile of Interpath as a premier provider of Value Creation advisory services. The successful candidate will lead colleagues on a diverse range of client projects such as:

• Assess current procurement processes and collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and strategic priorities
• Identify improvement opportunities by analysing bottlenecks, inefficiencies, cost drivers, and risks across procurement, logistics, planning, and distribution
• Designing and implementing cost‑effective procurement strategies that ensure compliance in addition to a positive impact on EBITDA, working capital & operational KPIs
• Conducting supplier evaluations including leading negotiations, managing contracts including benchmarking against best practices to support ongoing supplier performance management
• Managing stakeholders and articulating procurement value to CFO, COO & supply chain leadership and preparing reports, forecasts, and spend analyses to inform strategic decision‑making
• Lead or support large‑scale change management transformation initiatives, including organisational restructuring, acquisition integration, and readiness planning for operational disruptions

Qualifications

• Strong academic background, including potentially a Master’s or PhD, combined with hands‑on experience in procurement consulting and project management
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and on‑site teams while assuming responsibility for cost control and implementation outcomes
• Proven consulting toolkit encompassing organisational change management, stakeholder alignment & training
• Strong commercial understanding including P&L impact and the ability to connect procurement to cash, EBITDA, working capital and operational KPIs
• Well‑developed stakeholder management and communication skills including the ability to articulate procurement value to CFO, COO & supply chain leadership
• Excellent category knowledge including category‑specific market dynamics, key suppliers, cost drivers, and negotiation levers
• Familiarity with eProcurement/P2P systems, spend analytics tools & data visualization
• Excellent business development skills including support for pitch decks & proposal content build in addition to upselling and cross‑sell opportunities during delivery
• Well‑developed team leadership and coaching capabilities, particularly in fast‑paced environments, supported by excellent communication and influencing skills
• Native or business fluent proficiency in German and English (C1) required; additional European languages such as French or Spanish are advantageous
• Willingness to work on client sites across Germany, the EU, and internationally

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. That’s why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits.

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