Procurement Manager

PowerToFly; Remote; EUR 86.000 - 116.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading procurement firm in Germany is looking for a Procurement Manager to oversee procurement services across multiple countries. This role involves establishing sourcing strategies, driving procurement practices, and ensuring stakeholder engagement for maximum value. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of experience in regional or global procurement, strong negotiation skills, and a Bachelor's degree, with a preference for a Master's. The position offers a competitive salary range of $101,250 - $135,000 annually.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5-8 years relevant business experience in strategic & tactical procurement.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Aufgaben

• Support in establishing sourcing strategies and execution.
• Drive and implement best procurement practices (P2P, contract compliance).
• Mentor the procurement team.
• Lead major contract negotiations.

Kenntnisse

Strategic and analytical mindset

Strong cross functional project leadership skills

Strong communication and persuasion skills

Extensive stakeholder management experience

Strong in contract negotiations on an international level

Result and execution oriented

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (Engineer / Business school)

Tools

Office software

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

The Procurement Manager is overall responsible for the procurement organization and the services provided through the procurement function in the specific countries under management. He/She shall guarantee continuous and sustainable supply and manage risk.

This role encompasses close working with relevant local stakeholders within procurement but also with other relevant functions such as Finance, Production, Planning, etc…

The position is expected to make significant impact to bottom line savings and requires close cooperation with stakeholders across operations, as well as in other functions with other relevant stakeholders at Group and/or local business units, to ensure that the maximum value is being extracted through sound stakeholder engagement, value propositions, supplier selection and robust procedures.

Aim is to further strengthen and develop local capabilities in all key markets for the region.

Main duties are (among others):

• Support in establishing sourcing strategies and execution
• Driving and implementing best procurement practices (P2P, contract compliance, etc…)
• Support in reporting (Estimates, Budget, business cases, etc…)
• Support in execution NPDs
• Involvement in day-to-day operations (quality claims, securing capacitities with suppliers, etc…)
• Mentoring the procurement team (1-1s, development talks, etc…)
• Sparring partner for local management team
• Manages procurement operations on a sub-regional level
• Drives key stakeholder management in the specific countries under management
• Leads and supports strategic sourcing and transformation activities within countries under management
• Aligns & Accountable to realize savings targets in the specific countries under management
• Supports new product development in the specific countries under management
• Responsible for Human Resource Management and team development in the sub-region
• Leads and/or direct Supplier Relationship Management in the specific countries under management
• Leads major contract negotiations and contract utilization in the specific countries under management
• Responsible for budget in the specific countries under management
• Responsible for the compliance agenda
• Drive e-procurement initiatives and usage of standard e-tools

Qualifications

• Strategic and analytical mindset
• Strong cross functional project leadership skills
• Strong communication and persuasion skills
• Ability to work with complex problems and drive strategic thinking
• Extensive stakeholder management experience
• Strong in contract negotiations on an international level
• 360 degrees communication / co-ordination
• Innovative and and able to think out of the box
• Result and execution oriented
• Open-minded
• Ambitious with a strong drive

Functional Skills

• Analytical drive and ability to independently perform market and industry analysis
• Expert in conducting spend & demand analysis
• Thorough knowledge of how to assess, screen and select suppliers, including extensive usage of TCO
• Expert in RFx development & execution and knowledge of e-procurement/e-auction development and execution
• Highly skilled in contract negotiations at international level
• Solid experience in Supplier Relationship Management
• Thorough knowledge about governance/policies & procedures
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Experienced in managing risk
• High level of industry knowledge
• Understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility

Other Skills

• Project manager/ leadership skills both cross functional & cross culture
• Thorough knowledge of financial instruments and analytical tools
• Extensive usage of office softwares
• Fluent in English language (spoken and written)
• Other language skills (spoken) will be a plus

Experience

• Minimum 5-8 years relevant business experience within all aspects of strategic & tactical procurement at regional or global level
• International work experience in related industry/category

Education

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master'sdegree (Engineer / Business school) preferred

Travel Days: 15% to 20%

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is $101,250 - $135,000 / year

The hiring base salaryrange above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Experienced Avery Dennison employees who are interested in this position and have questions regarding how the hiring range listed above may apply to them should contact their HR representative. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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