Strategic Sourcing Specialist - 2 years contract

Develop and drive the Regional Projects/ Site Sourcing plans per Annual Operation Plan and Strategic Plan. You will have site/ project responsibility for driving competitive commodity and category supply strategies to achieve lowest Total Cost for your site, reduced Working capital via Negotiation planning and execution, High Growth Region Sourcing, Value Engineering and Sole/ Single Source elimination. You will manage Supplier Performance to support your commodity/category and/or region and ensure supply continuity. You will be managing several projects in dynamic environment. You will ensure compliance with company business policies and procedures, Export /Import regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Business for Sourcing scope needs for Projects (Pursuit and Execute) or Site
• Prepare Sourcing Plans for Project or site applying Sole source elimination, e sourcing, Value Engineering and High Growth region sourcing techniques
• Manage Supplier selection, RFQ and RFI process,
• Negotiation, Contracting and supplier performance processes
• Work with Internal Sourcing, business and other stakeholders for Procure to Payment process
• Improve Working Capital through Payment Terms extensions, Payment cycle optimization, Vendor Managed Inventories , Inventory and Lead time reductions

Qualifications

• University Degree
• Proficient English (nice to have German )
• Supplier Management Experience
• Experience in a similar position
• SAP knowledge or other ERP systems.
• Microsoft proficient
• Project Management experience
• German language skill

We Value

• Experience in Procurement
• Analytical Skills
• Experience in managing several projects in dynamic site environment
• Supplier Management
• Ensure compliance with strategic procurement
• Continuous improvement activities