Overview
As Senior Vice President, you will steer BuyIn's Devices & Platforms sourcing, aligning with the broader mission to transform procurement for mobile, home devices, TV, platforms, SIM, and IoT. You’ll lead a global, cross-functional team to deliver value through strategic sourcing, supplier governance, and innovation while shaping partnerships with Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and industry players. The role combines business, technology, and leadership to drive resilience, digitalization, and commercial impact. You will fuse customer-facing product strategy with enterprise-wide governance and risk management, delivering measurable savings and strategic outcomes.
Leistungen / Benefits
- hybrid working
- flexible working conditions
- time abroad
- multiple locations in France and Germany
- competitive package
- Procurement Academy and continuous training
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Define the vision and strategic roadmap for Devices & Platforms with spend >5bn annually
- Lead large-scale sourcing, transformation, and value-creation programs (digitalization, governance harmonization, KPI transformation, contract excellence, business continuity)
- Build trusted partnerships with C-level stakeholders across Orange, Deutsche Telekom, BuyIn and strategic partners
- Lead executive negotiations with global OEMs, platform providers, semiconductor manufacturers, and strategic suppliers
- Own end-to-end value agenda (savings, governance, stakeholder satisfaction, resilience, risk management)
- Develop and inspire an international team (~60 procurement professionals)
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence
- Anticipate consumer tech trends and translate them into sourcing opportunities and competitive advantage
Zentrale Anforderungen
- 15+ years of leadership in Devices & Platforms, IT, Telecommunications, Digital Transformation, Consulting, or Procurement
- Proven success leading complex international organizations and executive stakeholder environments
- Deep expertise across Devices & Platforms sourcing (Mobile, Home, TV & Platforms, SIM, IoT) and related ecosystems
- Outstanding strategic thinking, negotiation, and influencing capabilities
- Ability to inspire teams and drive change in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
- Master's degree in engineering, Devices & Platforms, Business, or related field; MBA a plus
- Fluent English; French and/or German an asset
- strategic thinking
- negotiation and influencing
- stakeholder management
- procurement digitalization
- governance harmonization
- KPI transformation
Senior Vice President Strategic Procurement Devices & Platforms (m/f/d) in Köln Arbeitgeber: BuyIn
BuyIn ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der eine dynamische und vielfältige Arbeitsumgebung bietet, in der Teamarbeit, Engagement und Respekt großgeschrieben werden. Mit flexiblen Arbeitsbedingungen und einem internationalen Team von über 30 Nationalitäten fördern wir kontinuierliches Lernen durch unsere Procurement Academy und bieten spannende Projekte für führende Telekommunikationsunternehmen wie Orange und Deutsche Telekom. Hier haben Sie die Möglichkeit, Ihre Karriere in einem innovativen Umfeld voranzutreiben und an der Spitze der strategischen Beschaffung zu arbeiten.
