Job Description

As Lead Buyer (m/f/x), you will play a key role in international procurement with a focus on professional services. In a dynamic, cross-border environment, you will actively shape procurement strategies, drive cost efficiency and make a direct contribution to the company’s success.

Reporting to the Global Category Manager Professional Services, you will work closely with internal stakeholders and international colleagues , and be responsible for strategic procurement matters across various European countriesand Latin America. In doing so, you will combine analytical strength with negotiation skills and apply your experience in a targeted manner to create sustainable value.

The position is based in international headquarters Munich and offers you the opportunity to further develop your expertise in a very international and growth-oriented environment.

• Product group strategy: Development and implementation of sourcing and product group strategies for professional services (including consulting, HR topics, clinical and laboratory services, translation and travel)
• International procurement: Optimisation of procurement activities in an international environment (particularly Germany, the UK, France, Portugal, Belgium and Latin America)
• Tenders & Negotiations: Independently conducting international tenders, developing negotiation tactics and concluding contracts
• Cost optimisation: Identifying potential savings through in-depth spend analysis, and deriving and implementing appropriate levers
• Spend analysis: Structuring and analysing procurement volumes to increase transparency and reduce maverick buying
• Project management: Leading and implementing cross-functional and cross-border procurement projects
• Stakeholder management: Engaging and advising internal stakeholders, and working closely with specialist departments and international teams
• Supplier management: Establishing, developing and managing strategic supplier relationships at an international level

• Education: Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or a comparable subject
• Professional experience: Several years’ experience in strategic procurement, ideally with a background in management consultancy
• Analytical skills: Strong ability to analyse spend data and identify opportunities for optimisation
• Strategic competence: Experience in developing sourcing strategies and identifying sustainable procurement levers
• Negotiation skills: Demonstrable strength in developing and implementing negotiation tactics in an international environment
• Communication skills: Persuasiveness when dealing with internal stakeholders and a confident manner at various management levels
• International outlook: Experience in an international working environment and a willingness to collaborate with different countries and cultures (location: Munich)
• Language skills: Very good command of German and English; knowledge of a further foreign language (e.g. Spanish, French or Italian) would be an advantage