Our client is a leading medical devices firm that has operations near Kassel, Germany, and are currently experiencing a period of growth, and are looking for a procurement expert to join their team as a Procurement Manager: E-Commerce and Systems.
The Global Procurement Services (GPS) division is responsible for the development, implementation and control of group-wide regulations, systems, tools and processes for the procurement function.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring transparency and provision of all group-wide procurement-relevant data
- Definition of specifications for the correct and consistent data acquisition
- Continuous work on improving data quality
- Monitoring the proper functioning of the interfaces between the various IT systems
- Development and implementation of a suitable KPI system for the procurement function
- Derivation of optimisation measures based on the data analyses
- Definition and adaptation of standard reports and dashboards for all procurement organisations
- Automation of data preparation
- Ad hoc provision of data and evaluations
- Further development of reporting and analysis tools
- Continuous observation of the market with regard to new methods, processes and software solutions for data analysis; - cleanup and enrichment, including RPA
- Training of methods, processes and tools of procurement performance management
Skills
- Successfully completed studies in economics / informatics or professional experience in the area of purchasing, preferably purchasing controlling
- Very good analytical skills as well as a good understanding of processes and data
- Experience in handling large amounts of data
- Very good MS Office knowledge (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
- Independent, structured and committed way of working
- Good to very good command of written and spoken English
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Experience in purchasing as well as knowledge in the area of โโSAP R / 3 or S / 4 in the modules PU and MM are advantageous
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