Senior Procurement Specialist
About the role
We're looking for a Senior Procurement Specialist to technically coordinate purchasing activities across the organization and contribute to building a mature, transparent, and efficient procurement function. You'll partner closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers, drive sourcing and contracting processes, and help shape category strategy — with a particular focus on Consulting & People Services.
- Technically coordinate purchasing activities within the organization and its subsidiaries, in line with the company's procurement and contract strategy.
- Gather market knowledge, propose advanced action plans, and capture market opportunities for the assigned categories (with a focus on Consulting & People Services).
- Lead the end-to-end sourcing process for the assigned category, including tenders, benchmarking, and supplier search based on category and location upon request from stakeholders or the Procurement Manager.
- Implement and control contract and price negotiations to support the company's profitability.
- Coordinate and review Purchase Requests, perform additional KYC checks, and approve and release POs.
- Ensure alignment of initiators with procurement policies and procedures throughout tender and benchmarking processes.
- Coordinate contract approvals with responsible departments (Treasury, Legal, IP, Data Protection, Accounting, technical and other specialists), facilitate meetings, and provide consultation to contract initiators.
- Provide weekly reporting on the status of contract approvals and overall procurement activity.
- Organize the signing of contracts, including via EDI, in line with the company's signing policy.
- Maintain and develop the contract register: analyze, systematize, and extract statistical data; track contract durations and proactively notify initiators of upcoming prolongations or terminations.
- Manage and control Vendor Master Data in the ERP system to enable payments; maintain the supplier database by category.
- Provide consultation and manage S2C / P2P processes in the ERP and CLM systems.
- Participate in negotiations with suppliers during tender processes led by initiators / stakeholders.
- Develop and update instructions on Vendor Master Data management.
- 3–4+ years of experience as a Procurement Specialist / Senior Procurement Specialist / Buyer.
- Solid understanding of procurement and contract management end-to-end: sourcing, tendering, negotiations, contracting, and supplier management.
- Hands-on experience with categories such as Consulting & People Services is a strong advantage.
- Practical experience with ERP and CLM systems (S2C / P2P processes) and Vendor Master Data management.
- Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable coordinating cross-functional approvals with Legal, Finance, Treasury, Data Protection, and business teams.
- Structured, detail-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple parallel sourcing activities and reporting cycles.
- Fluent English and additional languages are a plus.
- Help us challenge injustice by creating fair choices for millions of people across 1100+ cities in 48 countries.
- Develop your professional skills with access to mentoring, career consulting, and learning programs.
- Collaborate with teams around the world and gain international experience through our Global Talent Exchange Program.
- Engage in company-wide challenges, awards, sports activities, employee-led social impact and volunteering projects.
- Work alongside people who take initiative, speak openly, and challenge themselves to grow.
- Improve your language skills through co-financed courses and internal speaking clubs.
Final benefits may vary depending on the location.