(Senior) Manager Value Creation Procurement (m/f/d)

Position

You have extensive experience from consulting projects in procurement and you are ready to take the next step in your career? You want to be in the driver seat and develop ideas and solutions for cost optimisation in a broad variety of categories in procurement that really create value and impact for the client? You want to apply the full range of procurement levers like tender, negotiation of commercial terms, technical cost out, make-or-buy and many more?

Then we have just the right position for you:

(SENIOR) MANAGER VALUE CREATION PROCUREMENT

at any time, permanent contract, during the week often on site with our customers, on Friday typically in our offices in Munich, Cologne or Hamburg

Your mission

• You are responsible for the implementation of consulting projects on site at our international and national customers
• There you develop effective cost reduction measures and product group optimisation plans (Value Creation Plan) for the procurement department, connected with, for example, the application of potential analyzes, the creation of tenders, the application of commercial as well as technical purchasing levers or the support of make-or-buy decisions
• In your role you are also responsible for the development of our analysts and junior consultants on the projects

Your profile

• A completed master’s degree from a well-known university or even better: an MBA or PhD
• 5 years of professional experience with another management consultancy or in the procurement department of an international, market-leading company, ideally with project experience
• A deep and fundamental understanding of procurement and experience in areas such as category management, commodity group strategies, material cost reduction, negotiations and supplier days
• Ideally, you also have specific expert knowledge in one or more indirect or direct product groups, e.g. in the area of raw materials, plastics, electronics or mechanical parts
• Experience in leading procurement initiatives and managing a large number of procurement measures
• You are fluent in English, German and perhaps speak one other foreign language as well
• In addition to your analytical and systems-oriented way of thinking and working, you should also have a good feel for situations and people

What do we offer you?

• Variety of tasks with a lot of responsibility
• Continuous training opportunities
• Mentoring program
• Familiar and friendly working atmosphere
• Employee events and company retreats (twice per year)
• Company car & additional mobility offers
• Great central offices in Munich, Cologne and Hamburg
• Company jour-fixe with breakfast on Friday
• Drinks, fruit & yogurts in the office
• Employee participation model
• Pension scheme
• Company laptop & company cell phone
• Sports offers