Operational Procurement Specialist - IT Focus

We are looking for you as an Operational Procurement Specialist (m/f/d) – IT Focus! Are you looking for a new professional challenge? This role is ideal for an Operational Procurement profile, familiar with Procurement Processes and Tools, especially SAP S/4 HANA, as an end user or key user who would like to dive deeper into Procurement. We might have just the thing for you: independent work, a future-oriented employer and a secure job in an important, strategic central area. Your expertise will help us optimize our procurement strategies while ensuring seamless operations across all procurement functions.

Your role:

1. Operational Procurement: You will support the Group Procurement Team by taking charge of Operational Procurement activities in both the SAP S/4 HANA and ORO Systems. This includes conducting planning runs, fulfilling concrete Procurement requirements and executing order processes for non-IT orders, as well as IT-hardware and software, ensuring timely and accurate order processing. Managing stock levels, optimizing inventory management to meet business demands.

2. Sourcing: You will support our Global Category Managers and Category Buyers in the whole Procurement process, from preparation through execution to the awarding and contracting of any Sourcing process. Additionally, you will be responsible for smaller sourcing activities with guidance by the Category Managers responsible.

3. Procurement Processes: Support the end-to-end procurement process, ensuring compliance with internal controls and policies throughout. Assisting Global Procurement Managers with utilizing our procurement and contract management tools – in regard to placing, running and tracking tenders (RFP, RFQ), as well as organizing paperwork. Provide regular reports and updates to Global Category Managers on procurement activities, RFP statuses, order statuses, etc.

4. Research, Visualization & Innovations: You provide support for Global Procurement Managers for supplier and market analysis through well-founded and independent research as well as the preparation of results. You will bring in your knowledge from your studies and internships to improve our sourcing activities.

5. Team: You develop an effective, trustful, and personal relationship with your teammates and your stakeholders.

What you bring with you:

1. Language skills: Fluency English is mandatory. German and any other European language, e.g. French, Italian, etc. is a good advantage.

2. Experience: a completed commercial apprenticeship or a completed university degree in economics, IT or a related area. 2-3 years of Experience in Procurement. Practical experience in the areas of SAP master data and/or accounts payable. Ideally, existing experience in using Procurement Tools like SAP Ariba, Coupa etc.

3. IT Skills: Strong affinity for IT. Ideally working with a procurement tool suite as a Key User, ideally Coupa or SAP Ariba. Proficient with SAP MM (ECC 6.0 and/or S/4HANA). Good knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel. Ideally, understanding of computer systems, including the distinction between server, client, datacenter systems and software.

4. Personality: Detail-oriented, structured and precise, paired with a high degree of reliability and sense of responsibility. High willingness to learn together and improve processes. Motivated to work both as part of a team and independently.