Global Head of Procurement Excellence

PROGRAM STEERING & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

You will establish and lead the Procurement Excellence function as a global enabler across all procurement areas. This includes defining the service catalog capabilities and collaboration model with key stakeholders while building governance structures and ways of working to drive alignment and efficiency. You will own and steer the procurement transformation roadmap ensuring clear milestones KPIs and execution plans are in place. By leading the Procurement Steering Committee and driving structured change management initiatives you will ensure effective communication training and adoption of new standards and strategies across the organization.

GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

You will define maintain and operationalize global procurement policies and guidelines ensuring clear thresholds approval processes and compliance mechanisms are in place. By translating policies into practical tools templates and training you will enable consistent global adoption. You will establish procurement performance management frameworks including KPIs and reporting while ensuring transparency in ESG addition you will develop and oversee a robust procurement risk management framework coordinating monitoring and reporting with key stakeholders.

PROCESS EXCELLENCE & DIGITALIZATION

In close collaboration with Global Data and IT teams you will define and drive the procurement digitalization roadmap with a strong focus on vendor management master data and spend transparency. You will lead the harmonization of end-to-end procurement processes across P2S S2C P2P CLM and Supplier Lifecycle Management ensuring consistent implementation across HQ and local markets. You will own and continuously enhance the Procurement Toolbox ensuring it remains the single source of truth for standards templates and methodologies. Additionally you will drive data transparency through dashboards and analytics while evaluating and integrating new technologies including AI to further optimize procurement performance.

ORGANIZATIONAL ENABLEMENT

You will build procurement capabilities across the organization by developing and rolling out global training programs for procurement teams business functions and local markets. Through structured onboarding knowledge transfer and clearly defined capability frameworks you will professionalize procurement roles and ensure long-term scalability. By leading communication and change initiatives you will foster a one team mindset and ensure strong adoption of new processes tools and ways of working.

Qualifications :

University degree in Procurement Supply Chain Business Administration or a related field

7 years of experience in procurement and transformation programs including building or leading a Procurement Excellence function

Strong expertise in end-to-end procurement processes (P2S S2C P2P CLM Supplier Lifecycle Management)

Proven ability to translate business needs into digital requirements and collaborate effectively with Data and IT teams

Experience with procurement systems and digital transformation initiatives

Strong stakeholder management communication and change management capabilities

Solid project management skills with a structured and results-driven approach

Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities

Entrepreneurial proactive attitude with a focus on continuous improvement

Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel PowerPoint Word Teams)

Fluent in English; German is a plus

Additional Information :

Due to legal reasons we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position which is EUR 5.20300 gross per month. However our attractive compensation package is based on market-oriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time