Director Procurement Direct Material International (m/f/d)

Director Procurement Direct Material International (m/f/d)

Region: Cologne or Künzelsau (mobile working partly possible)

Bereich: Sourcing Direct International

READY FOR BERNER?

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 is: "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 successful and running.

YOUR TASKS

• Being responsible for and leading (functional/disciplinary) the department Procurement Direct Material International
• Implementing an active leadership management/succession planning for Procurement Direct Material, aligned with the colleagues in Procurement, Logistic and Quality
• Defining an appropriate concept for global/local Procurement and developing the necessary roles and responsibilities together with Logistic/Replenishment
• Steering/controlling 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 developing and cross-functionally aligning an innovation management process with focus on supplier innovations, including a supplier selection and nomination process
• Securing the supplies (escalative support, 2^nd level) together with Replenishment
• Ensuring 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, knowing the entire purchasing toolbox
• Several years of leadership experience in a challenging, international Procurement environment, having distinct leadership and change management competencies as well as a good process understanding
• Motivating 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 for the own ideas and concepts, ability to network
• 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
• Being an enthusiastic driver for the transformation processes having 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)
• 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