Regional Procurement Operations Manager
Job Summary
At Beiersdorf we want to help people feel good about their skin and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA Eucerin La Prairie Hansaplast and Labello. We act according to our purpose WE CARE BEYOND SKIN and take responsibility for our consumers our employees the environment and society.
Behind every brand every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE COURAGE SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.
The global Directs Procurement team at Beiersdorf Group is an international team of Global Category Managers and Global & Regional Procurement Operations Managers covering the Categories Raw & Packaging Materials and 3rd Party Procurement. We work in different locations in global and regional responsibility for Procurement governance steering and execution.
Your Tasks
Definition and deployment of regional category strategies in close alignment with global strategic framework
Act as reliable expert to share Regional Procurement and Category know-how within international Procurement team and relevant stakeholders
Responsible for tendering negotiation and contract handling of regional projects against the overall target to maximize the Procurement value contribution (e.g. cost development supply security improved service level agility sustainability & innovation)
Responsible for compliance with Procurement standards methods and processes stakeholder management and sustainable interface towards demand owner and Procurement community
Conduct regular market research and analysis to identify new suppliers
Perform supplier evaluation to develop and improve supplier portfolio and focus on supplier relationship management
Your Profile
Academic education degree and minimum 8 years of professional experience in Procurement preferably Packaging or Raw Materials Procurement
Experience in cross-functional projects and international supplier relations
Strong communication skills across all hierarchies for effective and efficient functional project steering in a matrix organization
Very good knowledge of MS Office SAP e-tendering S2C-/ P2P-processes
Fluent English mandatory additional language skills welcome
Self-confident appearance proactive working method and pragmatic cost-conscious creative result-driven mindset
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Manager
About Company
We care for skin, we care for people and we care beyond skin. That is what makes us unique.