Indirect Materials & Services Purchasing Manager

What you'll do

• Manages, executes & implements sourcing projects at local/regional level in changing category teams / countries and based on priorities defined by regional sourcing project manager
• Ensures consistent usage of digital tools and processes for all executed projects.
• Guarantees full documentation, traceability, and compliance for all sourcing events.
• Actively onboards to sourcing projects by utilizing self-learning resources such as the CT Factbook and Basket Playbook to familiarize with unfamiliar category teams / Baskets.
• Executes non-sourcing related projects, tasks, or topics in the regions (e.g., Sustainability, German Supply Chain Act, corporate projects, etc.).
• Ensures full documentation, traceability, and compliance within IMEA for all executed sourcing events.
• Coordinates best practice projects (e-tenders & e-sourcing) by collecting Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposal (RFP), consolidating spend across different categories, and evaluating them based on specific criteria.
• Decides on the financial terms and conditions to be applied to awarded suppliers (e.g., payment terms, penalties, price lists, total cost, etc.).
• Arranges internal and external meetings, primarily focusing on savings projects.
• Supports compliance and digitalization processes, including contract management.