Facheinkäufer responsible for strategic procurement and supplier relationship management. Conducting contract negotiations and optimizing procurement processes in a German engineering firm.
About the role
- Category Sourcing Manager leading sourcing initiatives to optimize costs and supplier management for data center categories. Collaborating internally to drive purchasing strategy and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets
- Drive development of supplier and industry category profiles and strategies to a “best in class” Supply-Chain for data center providers
- Identify and leverage company-wide spend opportunities
- Coordinate Facilities’ purchasing activities across national portfolio of data centers
- Lead supplier selection & recommendation activities including qualitative/quantitative analysis, selection criteria, long/short lists, RFI/RFP development, and bid analysis
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for highest spend, greatest complexity, and most critical/strategic categories
- Provide strategic guidance to profiles and Total Cost of Ownership models used to support sourcing decisions
- Develop implementation strategy, responsibility assignments, communications plans, and timeline
- Lead implementation activities for categories with critical impacts to business and internal customers
- Monitor compliance with supplier agreements related to high spend scope area
- Develop long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements
- Conduct thorough spend analysis, develop methodology and metrics tools to track progress
- Negotiate, review, and execute implementation of contractual arrangements per company policy and business objectives
- Identify and implement system solutions and best practices that optimizes indirect sourcing and procurement work practices
- Builds relationships with key stakeholders to gather category requirements and specifications from departments and category subject matter experts
- Ensure tactical execution of purchasing activities to meet routine business needs
- Drive value through innovation and collaboration with strategic suppliers and internal customers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply-Chain, or Engineering or related field or equivalent professional experience
- Seven or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Supply-Chain
- Experience in contract development, execution, negotiation and management
- Skilled in building relationships with key stakeholders to gather category requirements, specifications from departments, and category subject matter experts
- Experience in managing and leading change initiatives involving significant impacts to organization
- Experience developing long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements
- Demonstrated company-wide procurement leadership experience within one or more indirect categories or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience
- MBA or Master’s degree in Supply Chain is preferred
- Experience working for or supporting a data center provider (multi-tenant data center, hyperscale user, or equipment provider) is preferred
- Procurement certification (e.g. ISM CPSM) is preferred
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- flexible spending and HSA accounts
- paid holidays
- paid time off
- paid volunteer days
- employee assistance program
- tuition assistance
- parental leave
- military leave assistance
- QTS scholarship for dependents
- wellness program
- other company benefits
- this position is bonus eligible
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