Senior Manager/Associate Director - Procurement (m/f/d) - Munich

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA; München; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A private equity holding company in Munich seeks an experienced procurement professional in the chemicals sector. Responsibilities include strategic sourcing of feedstocks and intermediates, executing cost-saving strategies, and negotiating contracts. The ideal candidate has at least 6 years of procurement experience, strong analytical skills, and fluency in German and English. This position requires travel across the EU, contributing to the procurement performance of portfolio companies.

Leistungen

Personal and professional development opportunities

International work environment

Flat hierarchies

Team events and offsites

Qualifikationen

• At least 6 years of chemical-sector procurement experience.
• Experience leading and developing procurement initiatives.
• Solid upstream chemical supply-chain knowledge.
• Track record in complex contract negotiation and cost improvement.

Aufgaben

• Lead strategic and operational sourcing of key feedstocks and intermediates.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for cost competitiveness.
• Conduct market, cost-structure, and price analyses.
• Negotiate long-term agreements with producers and distributors.
• Deliver financial impact through supplier consolidation and process optimization.
• Partner with cross-functional teams for procurement initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving skills

Operational rigor

Entrepreneurial mindset

Business fluency in German

Business fluency in English

Ausbildung

Degree in business, economics, engineering, or supply chain

Jobbeschreibung

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich (www.mutares.com), as a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process. Mutares actively support its portfolio companies with its own investment and operations teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions. The focus is on companies with revenues ranging from EUR 100 million to EUR 750 million, across various industries. The aim is to achieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long‑term growth of the portfolio company.

We are seeking an experienced procurement professional with deep expertise in chemicals, feedstock, and intermediates sourcing – someone who brings operational rigor, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a strong drive for measurable improvement. This EU‑based role requires regular on‑site support at portfolio companies across Europe and plays a critical part in strengthening upstream procurement performance.

Your Tasks

• Lead the strategic and operational sourcing of key feedstocks and intermediates across oxo‑chemicals, aromatics, carbonyls, and polymer precursors
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that enhance cost competitiveness, supply security, and supplier diversification
• Conduct market, cost‑structure, and price analyses for both feedstocks and intermediates with commodity‑driven or regulated dynamics
• Negotiate long‑term agreements with producers and distributors, incorporating indexation, volume alignment, and risk‑mitigation mechanisms
• Deliver tangible financial impact through supplier consolidation, process optimization, and improved commercial terms
• Partner closely with the Mutares cross‑functional restructuring team to align decisions and ensure effective execution of procurement initiatives

Your Profile

• Degree in business, economics, engineering, supply chain, or related field
• At least 6 years of chemical‑sector procurement experience, including leading and developing procurement initiatives
• Solid upstream chemical supply‑chain knowledge paired with a track record in complex contract negotiation and cost improvement
• Analytical, hands‑on, and entrepreneurial mindset with strong problem‑solving skills
• Business fluency in German & English & willingness to travel up to 4 days per week across the EU

What Mutares offers

• Work in a highly motivated, international, committed, and agile team that enjoys working together
• Exciting work environment with varied challenges, strategic influence, and tasks for continuous personal and professional development
• Flat hierarchies, fast decision‑making processes, and room for your own ideas
• Regular team events and offsites