Senior Manager Strategic Procurement (m/w/d)
Core
Rebuild the strategic procurement organization to create a globally competitive supplier base, resilient supply chains, and active value creation for an industrial sensorics and fluid systems company.
Role type
Senior Manager Strategic Procurement (Strategy & Supplier Development)
Builds
Global supplier partnerships, sustainable sourcing strategies, and cost engineering initiatives for mechanical, electronic, and mechatronic components.
Domain
Industrial manufacturing (sensorics, fluid systems, hydraulics, precision mechanics)
Required skills
Global sourcing, supplier development, cost engineering, strategic negotiation, make-or-buy analysis, design-to-cost, value engineering, category management, KPI-based performance management, early supplier involvement
Preferred skills
Experience with sensorics, electronics, precision mechanics, hydraulics, fluid technology, or measurement technology
Technologies
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Design-to-Cost, Value Engineering, Category Management
Responsibilities
Develop and implement global procurement and commodity strategies; Build long-term strategic supplier partnerships and conduct supplier audits; Identify new sourcing markets and technological partners; Reduce total costs sustainably along the value chain; Drive innovation through early supplier involvement in product development; Establish KPI-based procurement performance management.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership