Hybrid Senior Procurement Manager – Steel

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About the role

  • Senior Procurement Manager managing strategic purchasing in the steel sector for Jungheinrich. Collaborating cross-functionally to optimise procurement strategies and supplier management.

Responsibilities

  • Responsibility for strategic purchasing in the area of steel
  • Analysing, assessing, and continuously monitoring the global procurement market, including identifying potential savings and optimisation opportunities
  • Developing, implementing, and continuously improving commodity group and supplier strategies as well as supply chain security
  • Conducting national and international price, contract, and framework agreement negotiations
  • Managing and enforcing claim management processes with international suppliers
  • Preparing well-founded award recommendations based on TCO, cost, risk, and make-or-buy analyses
  • Close collaboration with development, quality, production, and supply chain within cross-functional teams

Requirements

  • Successfully completed degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, business administration, or a comparable field
  • Several years of professional experience in strategic purchasing within a manufacturing industrial company
  • In-depth technical understanding of steel components, ideally in the area of mechanical processing and casting
  • Experience in commodity group management, international supplier management, and the development of sustainable procurement strategies
  • Comprehensive knowledge of contract law and practical experience in claim management
  • Excellent SAP skills as well as confident use of MS Office, especially Excel for cost and TCO analyses
  • Analytical, structured, and results-oriented approach to work, along with strong team and communication skills
  • Negotiation-level proficiency in English, both written and spoken
  • Willingness to travel internationally for supplier visits, audits, and negotiations

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours and the opportunity of working from home
  • A pleasant working atmosphere with a "first-name" culture in a company where employees come first
  • Challenging, independent work in an innovative, creative environment
  • Language courses
  • Health and recreation benefits
  • Family incentives
  • Healthy snack and coffee for free in a brand-new office in Zagreb
  • Lots of internal events - so that we don't miss out on having fun together
  • Professional and personal training opportunities

Job title

Senior Procurement Manager – Steel

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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