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Location: Cluj, Romania
Our client is a diverse, creative team of people passionate about procurement. They invest themselves in their client’s success, creating strong collaborative relationships that deliver extraordinary value year after year. Our clients include market global leaders with far-flung international operations, Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises, and leading government and public institutions. They deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximize their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
· 3-5 years of expertise in strategic sourcing
· Proficiency in English and German (both written and spoken)
· Experience with managing and mentoring small to medium-sized teams, both from an operational and career perspective is preferred
· Knowledge of the principles and practices of large-scale centralized purchasing
· Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to comfortably engage with all levels of management in client organizations
· Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills i. e. regarding creating baselines, performing market tests/analyses, summarizing the key points succinctly by email/in presentation
· Experience with leading and executing negotiations
· Ability to manage multiple procurement projects at once and assess new purchase requirements based on spending risk etc.
· Knowledge of a variety of categories would be advantageous (trends, suppliers, industry specifics and terminology, legal frameworks)
· Advantage: Any business process improvement methodology such as TQM, Six Sigma, APEX etc