Strategic Procurement Leader | Senior Manager

ING Hubs Poland; Katowice; On-site; PLN 253,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

ING Hubs Poland is seeking an experienced Senior Manager Procurement to lead a key part of our procurement organisation in Poland. You will set strategic direction, build capabilities and empower managers to drive value beyond cost savings, across an international environment.

You will lead through managers and senior professionals, shape a next-generation procurement function, and partner with global teams to align delivery priorities with business demand.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement or category management with leadership.
• Proven track record of leading managers and building high-performing teams.
• Ability to translate strategy into direction, priorities and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• providing leadership and strategic direction for a key part of our Procurement organisation;
• building a strong team, creating clear accountability and empowering managers to successfully lead their people and areas of responsibility;
• building a scalable service delivery organisation, managing capacity in line with business demand and lead the transition to a next-generation Procurement organisation;
• supporting and facilitating the establishment of the category management transformation, enabling the transition to a strategic function via unleashing the potential of Mid Office which focuses on tactical activities;
• setting direction and translate business and Procurement agenda into clear priorities, objectives and execution plans;
• strengthening procurement capabilities, expertise and ways of working, with a strong focus on developing people and leadership for the future;
• driving business value and ensure Procurement brings together commercial opportunities, market knowledge, supplier capabilities and business needs to deliver sustainable value for ING;
• steering performance and execution. Creating transparency on objectives and outcomes, addressing gaps early and ensuring that strategic priorities translate into results;
• building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, understand their priorities and constructively challenge and influence decisions.
• partnering with service owner in the Global Procurement Management Team to align service delivery priorities, secure agreement on prioritisation and capacity allocation, and ensure resources meet business demand;
• deploying resources where they create most value. Balance priorities, people and capacity to maximise Procurement's contribution to the organisation;
• challenging existing ways of working, simplifying where possible and encouraging teams to experiment, learn and continuously improve;
• driving automation and efficiency across end-to-end Procurement process execution, simplifying workflows, reducing manual effort and continuously improving service delivery;
• connecting teams across Procurement, countries and functions and creating an environment based on ownership, inclusion and shared accountability;
• Safeguarding responsible Procurement. Ensure appropriate management of commercial, contractual, operational and regulatory requirements across your area.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Transformation

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

ING Hubs Poland is seeking an experienced Senior Manager Procurement to lead a key part of our procurement organisation in Poland. You will set strategic direction, build capabilities and empower managers to drive value beyond cost savings, across an international environment.

You will lead through managers and senior professionals, shape a next-generation procurement function, and partner with global teams to align delivery priorities with business demand.