Main Duties and Responsibilities 

• Demand Management 

• Create transparency, analyze, and understand all sources of spend and demand, e. g. segment spend and create spend portfolios 

• Leverage knowledge of organization and suppliers to deploy specification and demand levers and generate innovations from the supply market 

• Development and improvement of required goods and service portfolio, e.g., standardization, simplification, re-specification 

• Strategic Sourcing 

• Ensure cost-efficient sourcing within the category, according to specifications  

• Continuously monitor and extend understanding of assigned categories, incl. spends, suppliers, products, market structure, price trends vs. paid prices, commodity forecasts, competitive dynamics, trends, demand management levers and risks 

• Translate savings targets into sourcing plan and develop short- and long-term supply strategies to achieve targets 

• Execute sourcing strategies using strategic sourcing process (build and analyses RFPs, bid evaluation and other analytical models; lead negotiations in line with strategic objectives; ensuring implementation of results) 

• Prepare and negotiate contracts and contract updates with suppliers based on defined pricing and quality targets and ensure required confirmation and documentation 

• Devise & steer corrective actions in case of deviations to total cost of the overall supply chain strategy 

• Develop procedures to reduce supplier and procurement risk including supplier audits and credit checks 

• Optimize order management and processes to handle goods and services, e. g. via e-procurement solution  

• Responsibility for relevant spend and content data for own categories 

• Participate, contribute and/or steer in group wide or regional projects 

• Supplier Relationship Management 

• Segment supply base and develop supplier portfolio to enable competitive, quality & timely response to the customer market 

• Develop and manage key suppliers in line with SRM methodology; integrate supplier expertise as appropriate to deliver gategroup’s strategy with focus on cost, product & process improvement; steer the contracting of related product portfolio processes 

• Monitor and enhance ongoing performance of suppliers; identify and mitigate risks relating to suppliers 

• Conduct supplier audits working closely with Quality team during supplier evaluation process 

• Guide & implement the transition of new supplier introductions managing all stakeholders to ensure successful launch 

• Implement supplier framework agreement with strategic suppliers with support from Legal, manage contract duration and contract data base 

• Team management / leadership 

• Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized 

• Functional lead of assigned buyers in different legal entities in Europe 

• Support implementation of processes, procedures, principles, guidelines, and systems to comply with corporate and regional standards and objectives and to increase performance and quality of procurement 

• Secure and foster internal communication 

• Ensure and coordinate activities to support success of category management by working cross functionally with stakeholders and suppliers  

German and English Language is a must.