Sourcing Expert with German

Infosys Poland; Łódź; On-site; PLN 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Employee referral program bonus

Access to training platform

Private medical care (Medicover)

Multisport reimbursement

Group insurance

Internal training program

Job summary

Infosys Poland is seeking a Sourcing Expert with German to lead tactical sourcing for indirect categories and ensure supplier alignment with contractual baselines. The role emphasizes quick negotiations, supplier performance checks, and fragmentation reduction.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, drive TCO thinking, and identify contractable spend opportunities while maintaining rigorous documentation and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Approximately 4 years of experience in Sourcing/Tail Spend.
• English and German at least C1 level – essential for client communication.
• Strong operational sourcing ability for tactical, urgent, and mid-complexity needs.
• Ability to interpret category strategies and align tactical buying decisions accordingly.
• Expertise in supplier comparison, TCO thinking, and negotiation frameworks.
• Strong documentation and compliance rigor.
• Solid stakeholder management and expectation handling.

Responsibilities

• Lead tactical sourcing & buying for low-value spend across indirect categories.
• Validate supplier responses; ensure alignment with T&Cs & contractual baselines.
• Negotiate quickly with suppliers while maintaining compliance standards.
• Identify repeat purchases suitable for cataloging or contracting.
• Drive supplier consolidation opportunities to reduce tail fragmentation.
• Escalate risk areas (single-source, excessive lead times, non-compliant requests).
• Conduct tactical supplier performance checks (responsiveness, pricing stability, delivery adherence).
• Support proactive spend reviews to highlight leakage & contractable spend.

Skills

Sourcing

Tail spend

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Documentation

Tools

SAP

MDG

Reporting tools

Job description

Currently we are looking for a candidate for the position of:

Sourcing Expert with German

Responsibilities:

• Lead tactical sourcing & buying for low-value spend across indirect categories
• Validate supplier responses; ensure alignment with T&Cs & contractual baselines
• Negotiate quickly with suppliers while maintaining compliance standards (aligned with Spot Buyer & Ops Buyer Specialist duties)
• Identify repeat purchases suitable for cataloging or contracting
• Drive supplier consolidation opportunities to reduce tail fragmentation
• Escalate risk areas (single-source, excessive lead times, non-compliant requests)
• Conduct tactical supplier performance checks (responsiveness, pricing stability, delivery adherence)
• Support proactive spend reviews to highlight leakage & contractable spend

Requirements:

• Approximately 4 years of experience in Sourcing/Tail Spend
• Knowledge of English and German at least C1 level - essential for client communication purposes
• Strong operational sourcing ability for tactical, urgent, and mid-complexity needs
• Ability to interpret category strategies and align tactical buying decisions accordingly
• Expertise in supplier comparison, TCO thinking, and negotiation frameworks
• Strong documentation and compliance rigor
• Solid stakeholder management and expectation handling

We offer to the candidates:

• Performance bonus twice a year
• Employee referral program bonus
• Access to training platform (self-learning), domain/soft/technical skills training
• Private medical care at Medicover (with possible extension to family members)
• Reimbursement of Multisport card or points on MyBenefit platform
• Attractive group insurance
• Additional social bonuses
• A chance to develop SAP, MDG and reporting skills
• Internal training program
• Stable employment based on an employment contract