European Procurement Manager
- Designing, implementing, and enhancing procurement capability across Europe to deliver value in alignment with the agreed procurement strategy, business plans, and corporate governance.
- Developing the sourcing strategy in collaboration with European business leadership and working closely with key stakeholders to determine their product and service needs.
- Managing procurement activities for major suppliers, including pre-qualification, supplier agreements, contract preparation, and tender management.
- Establishing strong relationships with business stakeholders and strategic supply partners to enhance operations.
- Overseeing and coordinating regional procurement managers to ensure consistency in policies and processes across Europe and delivering high-quality service to stakeholders.
- Setting the framework and supporting operational procurement teams across Europe.
- Supporting bid teams by drafting compelling procurement and supply chain responses, collaborating with technical, operational, legal, and commercial teams to deliver innovative and value-adding supplier proposals.
- Identifying and regularly reviewing business-critical suppliers and owning the assessment, management, and mitigation of supply chain risks.
- Working with supply chain risk managers to ensure compliance with global and European-specific supply chain regulations, such as the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG).
- Driving the adoption of supplier management and supplier relationship management (SRM) processes to enhance supplier performance and risk management.
- Contributing to bid success by delivering maximum commercial benefit, optimal risk transfer, and innovative supply chain solutions aligned with procurement category strategies.
- Supporting the integration of procurement requirements for acquisitions into the business unit as part of the overall growth strategy.
- Experienced Procurement Manager with a track record of working across multiple countries, categories, and suppliers, managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Experience in establishing a procurement team or leading procurement transformation projects.
- Strong communicator with influencing skills to guide best procurement practices.
- Expertise in sourcing, supplier selection, and negotiation, with experience in drafting and negotiating supplier contracts.
- Proven experience in developing supply chain solutions for major commercial bids.
- Strong commercial acumen to deliver value through the supply chain.
- Ability to engage credibly with senior stakeholders and develop strong stakeholder relationships in a matrix organisation.
- Comfortable managing ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- MCIPS or Degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management from a recognised institute, or equivalent qualification.
- Experience in a services or government-facing organisation.
- Fluent in English & German.
- Based in Brussels or Germany.
- Willingness to travel within Europe and the UK as needed to support teams and business activities.
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