Director Procurement Direct Material International (m/f/d)
Region: Cologne or Künzelsau (mobile working partly possible)
Bereich: Sourcing Direct International
READY FOR BERNER?
The BERNER Group is a European trading company for professionals in the mobility, construction and industry sectors. We are the leading B2B specialist and innovative manufacturer of chemical products. Our purpose is: "We are pushing the limits of the possible for the shapers of a better tomorrow". This means that our strong brands BERNER, BTI by BERNER and Caramba help our customers to keep their business successful and running.
YOUR TASKS
1. Being responsible for and leading (functional/disciplinary) the department Procurement Direct Material International
2. Implementing an active leadership management/succession planning for Procurement Direct Material, aligned with the colleagues in Procurement, Logistic and Quality
3. Defining an appropriate concept for global/local Procurement and developing the necessary roles and responsibilities together with Logistic/Replenishment
4. Steering/controlling the department Procurement Direct Material based on agreed KPIs and targets, ensuring an appropriate target achievement with a focus on Business Planning, Procurement Budget and Performance
5. Further developing and cross-functionally aligning an innovation management process with focus on supplier innovations, including a supplier selection and nomination process
6. Securing the supplies (escalative support, 2nd level) together with Replenishment
7. Ensuring an in-time supplier nomination process for new products based on the defined go-to-market strategy and the appropriate product requirements (product specification, product quality and delivery conditions)
YOUR PROFILE
8. Degree in Business Administration, Procurement Management or Industrial Engineering and Management
9. Many years of analytic, structured and concept oriented working experience in a consultancy environment
10. Several years of Procurement experience in the automotive industry, mechanical and plant engineering or wholesale business, knowing the entire purchasing toolbox
11. Several years of leadership experience in a challenging, international Procurement environment, having distinct leadership and change management competencies as well as a good process understanding
12. Motivating the team with an empathic approach and based on values to generate top performance and fun at work
13. Ability to inspire and convince stakeholders on all levels for the own ideas and concepts, ability to network
14. Ability to network, applying convincing and target-oriented representation skills (on all company/supplier levels)
15. Ability to make decisions also in critical/challenging situations and willingness/strength of implementation
16. High ability to analyze and structure challenges in a solution-oriented way and develop appropriate concepts combined with strong implementation skills
17. Being an enthusiastic driver for the transformation processes having the big picture in mind
WHY BERNER?
18. permanent contract
19. mobile work partly possible
20. structured onboarding
21. state-of-the-art workplace
22. Künzelsau: canteen with daily, freshly prepared dishes
23. Cologne: Pluxee meal vouchers (formerly Sodexo)
24. allowance for transportation costs
25. bike leasing (Jobrad)
26. Wellpass with more than 5. sport and fitness offers
27. company pension scheme and employee purchase with attractive conditions
28. many training and development opportunities within our future-oriented company