Global Procurement Manager
Employer · TAKKT Group
Supply and logistics manager
BuyerFlexibleFull-timeBudapest
We are looking for a motivated person to strengthen our team as a Global Procurement Manager to shape new worlds of work. The Global Procurement Manager is responsible for the strategic management and development of one or more category groups across the entire lifecycle, ensuring long-term supply risk management, compliance, and optimal total cost of ownership.
Tasks
- Develop and implement short-, mid- and long-term procurement & sourcing category strategies
- Own cost, risk and innovation management within the relevant category
- Build, evaluate and continuously develop a global, competitive and resilient supplier base
- Provide functional leadership and professional guidance to the Category Buyer
- Prepare and lead complex contract and price negotiations
- Use raw material, commodity indexes and supplier performance facts in negotiations to mitigate price rises
- Undertake fact based supplier performance management through scorecards / KPI's
- Set up and manage RFQs, tenders and award processes
- Analyze sourcing markets, trends, technologies and geopolitical risks
- Builds ESG / sustainability into sourcing criteria
- Cooperate closely with Product Management and SCM as a direct Business Partner
Conditions & benefits
Competitive salary and benefits packageFlexible working hoursHybrid model requiring 60% office presenceModern office locationErgonomic workspaces and a collaborative atmosphere
Requirements
- University degree in business administration, industrial engineering or comparable qualification
- Minimum 5 years of experience in an international buying, procurement environment
- Highly confident personal style and fluent in spend and price data
- Proven track record in developing and executing global procurement and sourcing strategies
- Understands finance terminology, eg P&L, ROI etc
- Familiar with working in matrix structured, collaborative environments
- Proven negotiation and contract management skills
- Strong experience in should-cost & TCO modelling, supplier evaluation and risk management
- Solid project management background
- Business fluent English; additional languages are an advantage
- Confident user of ERP systems and eSourcing tools
- Knowledge of SRM Tool usage an advantage
- CVs must be submitted in English for consideration