Advanced Procurement Manager - Trading Goods

Diebold Nixdorf; France; Hybride; EUR 80 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading company in the IT sector is seeking an Advanced Category Manager for EMEA. The role involves managing third-party hardware solutions, executing purchasing strategies, and collaborating across teams to enhance partner performance and governance. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in IT procurement and demonstrated negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in purchasing or supply chain.
• Experience with trading goods, bids, tenders, and IT hardware.
• C1 English proficiency required.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute purchasing strategy for assigned categories.
• Collaborate with operations and sales teams.
• Conduct strategic negotiations to optimize costs and margins.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Contract management

Interpersonal skills

Business acumen

Formation

Relevant experience in purchasing IT hardware or business management

Outils

MS Office

SAP

Description du poste

Position Overview:

As the Advanced Category Manager for EMEA, you will be responsible for establishing, managing, and improving all aspects of strategically sourced third-party hardware solutions and services.

Your overall goal will be to:

• Develop and execute the purchasing strategy for the assigned categories to enhance partner performance, service/product quality, profitability, and governance (deadlines, risks, costs).
• Implement purchasing strategies by category, including RFIs and RFPs, supplier negotiations, and continuous improvement plans.
• Collaborate with operations, production, sales, and other teams to meet group objectives such as margin, cash flow, and quality.

Location: France, Hybrid (1–2 days at the office)

Key Responsibilities:

• Support end-to-end development and management of assigned categories with cross-functional teams.
• Assist sales with third-party product finalizations and pricing to increase bidding opportunities and revenue.
• Conduct strategic negotiations to optimize costs, margins, and processes.
• Analyze partner performance and implement corrective actions.
• Contribute to achieving margin and service quality goals aligned with the Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
• Assess risks and ensure business continuity.
• Challenge and optimize internal and external processes to improve overall P&L.
• Develop and execute category plans to improve supplier quality, costs, service levels, delivery, pricing, lead-times, payments, and risk management.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in purchasing IT hardware or third-party goods & services, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in supply chain, IT, or business management.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and contract management skills.
• Experience with trading goods, bids, tenders, and spare parts/IT hardware is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to make timely, sound decisions under pressure.
• Strong business acumen and commitment to ethical practices.
• Business English skills (minimum C1 level, written and spoken).
• Proficiency in MS Office and SAP.
• Languages: English and French required; Italian/Spanish are advantageous.