Strategic Procurement Manager (f/m/x)

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>AUTO1 Group is Europe's leading digital automotive platform. As a dynamic tech company, we are revolutionizing the automotive industry with our brands wirkaufendeinauto.de, AUTO1.com and Autohero. Our strong team of 6.000 people is dedicated to making Europe-wide car trading and transport as fast and stress-free as possible for our customers. </p><p><br/> We are looking for a Strategic Procurement Manager based in Berlin to build new processes and contribute to the company strategy of profitable growth. Are you a dynamic and results-oriented strategic thinker with a proven track record in procurement? Apply to be a part of our procurement team to have a significant impact on one of the fastest-growing automotive companies in Europe.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><ul><li>Leading sourcing boards with departments and aligning on sourcing strategies</li><li>Owning Source to Pay process for the category: from planning to payment including suppliers selection, tendering and negotiations  </li><li>Preparing guidelines and benchmarking </li><li>Evaluating savings potential per each account on EU-level, delivering savings </li><li>Creating and executing a category roadmap</li><li>Evaluating base of payment terms per category and execute improvement targets</li><li>Contract management: creating contracts overviews and renewals plans </li><li>Working efficiently and autonomously in highly self-driven manner </li><li>Coordinating multiple internal stakeholders with various hierarchy level</li><li>Driving collaboration and partnership with vendors </li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>At least 5 years of working experience in procurement preferably with experience in implementing new processes and category management</li><li>Experience in such categories as Technology (IT: software, hosting, telephony), Classifieds, Real Estate, Facility Management, Human Resource or Marketing </li><li>Completed studies for example in mathematic or data science </li><li>Ideally, in-depth knowledge in global procurement as a Procurement Manager</li><li>Sound experience in strategy development and initiative planning in the area of procurement</li><li>A high level of analytical thinking coupled with advanced Excel skills</li><li>You master excellent verbal and written communication in English, while German is a plus <br/>  </li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><ul><li>Be part of Europe's leading digital automotive platform! </li><li>Work-life balance is part of our culture, we offer you home office option up to 3 days a week</li><li>Special offers on used cars for you, your family and your friends</li><li>Time to relax: 28 days vacation</li><li>Above-average corporate pension plan</li><li>More than 90 different nationalities make up for a truly international and diverse working environment</li></ul><p><br/> <strong>Join us, building the best way to buy and sell cars!</strong><br/> You do not meet 100% of the requirements? Take your shot and apply anyway! We offer room for growth and challenges to learn from.</p><p><br/> <strong>Contact: </strong><br/> Katharina Ruhnke</p><p><br/> <em>At AUTO1 Group we live an open culture, believe in direct communication, and value diversity. We welcome every applicant; regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual identity, disability, or any other non-merit factor.</em><br/>  </p><p>#LI-A1</p>