Procurement Operations Manager ensuring smooth execution and monitoring of procurement processes at BASF. Focused on supply security and driving continuous improvement while collaborating with stakeholders.
About the role
- Leading strategic and operational purchasing at a market leader in manufacturing. Responsible for supplier management, contract negotiations, and optimizing procurement processes.
Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for the company’s strategic and operational purchasing
- Lead, develop and motivate the purchasing team
- Supplier management: selection, evaluation, development and consolidation of suppliers
- Contract management: negotiation, conclusion and maintenance of framework agreements and ensuring contract compliance
- Cost and value optimization across the entire procurement chain
- Process optimization and digitization of purchasing processes
- Management of restructuring and change processes within purchasing
- Close collaboration with internal stakeholders such as Production, Logistics, Finance/Controlling, R&D and Management
- Analysis of procurement markets, risk management and ensuring supply continuity
Requirements
- Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a comparable qualification
- Several years of professional experience in purchasing, ideally in a leadership role
- Proven experience in people management and in building or further developing purchasing teams
- Very good SAP skills and solid IT skills (MS Office, analysis and reporting tools)
- Experience in restructuring and transformation projects in purchasing
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Confident negotiation skills, assertiveness and excellent communication abilities
- Structured, solution-oriented and independent working style
Benefits
- Secure job with a market leader
- Permanent full-time position
- 35 to 40 hours per week
- Fair pay and a 13th salary
- Pleasant working environment
- Open, collegial working atmosphere
- Modern workplace
- Varied tasks with significant scope for initiative and responsibility
- Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
- Free beverages and fresh fruit on site
- Company bicycle leasing
- Meal subsidy including access to a nearby canteen
- Attractive employee offers via Corporate Benefits
- Weekly company fitness session
- Nearby gym with free training opportunities
- Company events (summer party, outings, Christmas party)
- Good accessibility by public transport
- Parking spaces close to the workplace
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