Procurement Manager Global Operations / SC&L (m/f/d)

Role Summary

The Procurement Manager Global Operations & Supply Chain operates as the accountable interface for translating Operations and Supply Chain PSO strategies into actionable Procurement initiatives that enable Operations and Supply Chain performance, efficiency, resilience, and transformation.

Your Challenge

• Serve as the primary Procurement interface to Operations and Supply Chain PSO leadership, ensuring continuous strategic alignment and effective translation of PSO priorities into Procurement actions


• Understand PSO target pictures, roadmaps, and constraints, and convert them into structured, prioritized Procurement initiatives supporting logistics, automation, footprint, and supply chain evolution


• Drive rapid impact initiatives delivering measurable performance improvements aligned with PSO objectives, using KPIs relevant to operations, service, and financial outcomes


• Animate and coordinate cross functional contributor networks across PSOs to secure aligned inputs, data consistency, and coherent decision making for Procurement initiatives


• Co drive Procurement initiatives with the Procurement Commodity Vice President, ensuring Global and Regional Commodity Managers execute supplier strategies aligned with PSO needs


• Ensure Procurement enables future operating models, including automation readiness, standardized material handling, logistics integration, and digital supplier capabilities


• Support development of global logistics, warehousing, transportation, and footprint strategies through supplier readiness, structured sourcing frameworks, and preferred supplier models


• Ensure supplier standards, packaging, and logistics requirements are harmonized globally and embedded into sourcing strategies, specifications, and supplier contracts


• Translate new supply chain concepts into negotiation guidelines and contractual frameworks securing lead times, MOQs, logistics models, performance commitments, and risk mitigation


• Partner closely with Supplier Quality Development teams to ensure supplier readiness, performance stability, and sustainable execution of Operations and Supply Chain strategy enabling initiatives

Your Profile

• Education: Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a comparable field


• Professional Experience: At least 5-7 years of relevant experience in strategic procurement with a focus on operations, supply chain, and logistics in an international environment


• Expertise:
  
  
  
  • Strong understanding of procurement, supply chain, and logistics value drivers
  
  
  • Proven experience in translating strategic priorities into procurement initiatives and supplier strategies
  
  
  • Solid background in supplier management, negotiations, contracts, and performance management
  
  
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to work effectively across functions and regions
  
  
  
  


• Language Skills: Very good English skills; German is a plus


• Personality:
  
  
  
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  
  
  • High level of ownership, drive, and implementation strength
  
  
  • Structured and solution-oriented mindset
  
  
  • International travel readiness
  
  
  
  

Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. We filter exclusively for the best talent. We therefore welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, origin, ancestry, disability, or other legally protected grounds. 

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Social Benefits

• You will work with a high degree of independence and decision-making freedom


• Performance-based pay and comprehensive benefits


• 35 hours per week with flexitime or trust-based working hours (depending on the position) plus 30 days of vacation


• Option for hybrid working (4 days in Ludwigsburg, 1 day mobile). (For children under 12 years of age, the following still applies: 3 days in Ludwigsburg, 2 days mobile)


• Everyone has talent: Our talent management process supports you in your professional development


• Company restaurant


• Places in a private daycare center in the vicinity (both for children under and over 3 years of age)


• A modern company pension plan to supplement your statutory pension insurance


• Additional private health insurance (e.g., supplementary dental insurance)


• A large number of discounts in our corporate benefits portal (e.g., on vacations, fashion, insurance, etc.)


• Mobility offers: subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, JobRad leasing, and e-charging stations in the free parking garage with company charging rates