Teamleiter Strategischer Einkauf

About the role

The Team Leader Strategic Procurement plays a key role in managing supplier relationships, digitalization, master data, and procurement controlling. This position involves developing procurement strategies, leading negotiations, and driving process improvements while managing a team of three. The role requires a strategic and analytical mindset to optimize costs and performance within a well-established wholesale company.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement strategies, bundle volumes, and realize cost-saving potentials.
• Lead strategic price negotiations, tenders, and contract discussions.
• Build and develop strategic supplier portfolios including evaluation systems and cooperation.
• Establish KPIs, reports, and dashboards for volume, prices, savings, risks, and performance.
• Drive the digitalization of procurement processes, ERP systems, BI tools, and workflows.
• Provide professional and disciplinary leadership for a team of three employees.
• Collaborate closely with operational procurement, sales, logistics, controlling, finance, and IT.

Required skills

• Strategic Procurement
• Supplier Management
• Negotiation
• Procurement Controlling
• KPIs
• ERP
• Data Analysis
• Leadership

Nice to have

• BI Tools
• Wholesale
• Retail

Qualifications

• Commercial vocational training
• Degree in Business Administration or equivalent

Benefits

• Company car
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension scheme
• Business bike leasing
• Employee discounts
• Professional development

About the Company

The client is a family-owned business with 650 employees and over 20 locations in Germany. For nearly 100 years, they have been an established player in the building materials wholesale industry, combining medium-sized values with a clear future orientation.