Procurement Lead DACH all genders - Fulltime Wiesbaden

The Procurement Lead is responsible for overseeing and developing endtoend procurement processes in Cluster DACH leading strategic sourcing to contracting activities and ensuring alignment with category strategies. This role collaborates with Category Managers to lead supplier selection and management maintains compliance with procurement policies and administers continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications :

• Lead and develop procurement processes including sourcetocontract planning and financial analysis ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions.
• Ensure aligned of category strategy within assigned remit as defined by Category Managers coordinating to shape strategic vision and inform initiatives targeting value realization.
• Ensures compliance of procurement policy and team activities to business requirements of supplier diversity and sustainability overseeing daytoday processes and communicating insights to senior procurement leadership.
• Drive forward the of supplier management strategy including supplier selection as developed alongside Category Managers fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to supplier interactions.
• Oversee risk mitigation plans developed in collaboration with Category Managers providing tactical input on supplier performance and relaying the identification of procurement risks to safeguard the organizations interest and maintain operational resilience.
• Maintain excellence in all contract activities including source to contract and requisition to pay developing and implementing strategies to identify inefficiencies in process design and .
• Guide the of continuous improvement initiatives in collaboration with the PSC team overseeing the adoption of new processes and providing feedback and guidance to PMO stakeholders.
• Lead and nurture a team of Managers setting ambitious performance targets providing tailored coaching and evaluating team performance affiliate aligned Procurement Management to support local needs
• Partner with PSC leaders and business partners to define skillsets workforce requirements capability needs and longterm organizational staffing goals
• Broadbased expertise in implementing procurement processes including sourcetocontract planning and financial analysis ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions.
• Vast experience in the respective category area with familiarity tailoring processes to meet category needs.
• Ability to lead the bidding and negotiation processes with adept ability to implement complex longterm projects with a focus on creating effective supplier relationships.
• Strong capacity and experience building and managing collaborative supplier relationships aligning procurement activities with business needs.
• Innovative problemsolving skills combined with a solutionoriented mindset enabling creative approaches and influential communication at all organizational levels.
• High crossfunctional collaboration abilities and teamwork skills effectively navigating and coordinating diverse team dynamics.
• Strong soft skills and emotional intelligence facilitating empathetic interactions effective communication and robust relationshipbuilding.
• Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decisionmaking.

• Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Mgmt or related field. Masters degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement supply chain or related business or operations function.
• Experience leading procurement teams and collaborating with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical problemsolving and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

Additional Information :

Business Leads Business Partners Category Leads/Managers Procurement Managers Procurement Strategy & Capabilities Office

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