Director Procurement Direct Material International

The BERNER Group is a European trading company for professionals in the mobility, construction and industry sectors. We are the leading B2B specialist and innovative manufacturer of chemical products. Our purpose: "We are pushing the limits of the possible for the shapers of a better tomorrow." This means that our strong brands BERNER, BTI by BERNER and Caramba help our customers to keep their business running successfully.

YOUR TASKS

• Be responsible for and lead (functional/disciplinary) the department Procurement Direct Material International.
• Implement an active leadership management/succession planning for Procurement Direct Material, aligned with the colleagues in Procurement, Logistics and Quality.
• Define an appropriate concept for global/local Procurement and develop the necessary roles and responsibilities together with Logistics/Replenishment.
• Steer/Control the department Procurement Direct Material based on agreed KPIs and targets, ensuring an appropriate target achievement with a focus on business planning, procurement budget and performance.
• Further develop and cross-functionally align an innovation management process with focus on supplier innovations, including supplier selection and nomination process.
• Secure the supplies (escalative support, 2nd level) together with Replenishment.
• Ensure an in-time supplier nomination process for new products based on the defined go-to-market strategy and the appropriate product requirements (product specification, product quality and delivery conditions).

YOUR PROFILE

• Degree in Business Administration, Procurement Management or Industrial Engineering and Management.
• Many years of analytic, structured and concept-oriented working experience in a consultancy environment.
• Several years of procurement experience in the automotive industry, mechanical and plant engineering or wholesale business as well as knowledge of the entire purchasing toolbox.
• Several years of leadership experience in a challenging international procurement environment, distinct leadership and change management competencies as well as good process understanding.
• Ability to motivate the team with an empathic approach and based on values to generate top performance and fun at work.
• Ability to inspire and convince stakeholders on all levels of your own ideas and concepts.
• Ability to network, applying convincing and target-oriented representation skills (on all company/supplier levels).
• Ability to make decisions also in critical/challenging situations and willingness/strength of implementation.
• High ability to analyze and structure challenges in a solution-oriented way and develop appropriate concepts combined with strong implementation skills.
• Enthusiastic driver of the transformation processes with the big picture in mind.

WHY BERNER?

• Permanent contract.
• Mobile work partly possible.
• Structured onboarding.
• State-of-the-art workplace.
• Künzelsau: canteen with daily, freshly prepared dishes.
• Cologne: Pluxee meal vouchers (formerly Sodexo).
• Allowance for transportation costs.
• Bike leasing (JobRad).
• EGYM Wellpass with more than 5.000 sport and fitness offers.
• Company pension scheme and employee purchase with attractive conditions.
• Many training and development opportunities within our future-oriented company.