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Chief Procurement Officer m/w/d (PE-backed)

Berlin, Deutschland

Arbeitszeit 

Vollzeit

Arbeitsplatz

Hybrid

Das Unternehmen 

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  • Optimize direct / indirect procurement savings: Focusing mainly

    on material expenses (primarily Electronic Manu facturing Services –

    EMS, as well as select components); indirect procurement spend

    mainly driven by Marketing, Office Costs, Office Equipment, etc. with

    significant potential across all categories; Perform detailed assessment

    per cost category of savings potential, levers to utilize and implemen-

    tation timeline.

  • Implementing best practices: Encompasses strategic sourcing, sup-

    plier selection, contract negotiation, and supplier performance man-

    agement; improvement of bundling endeavours, best country selec-

    tion, process optimization, standardization, etc.

  • Optimization and Risk Mitigation: You will also evaluate and iden-

    tify opportunities for supply chain optimization and risk mitigation, en-

    suring continuity of supply and minimizing disruptions.

  • Innovation: Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional

    teams to drive innovation in the supply chain, exploring new technolo-

    gies and sustainable procurement practices.

Anforderungen 

  • Relevant Procurement Experience: Well-rounded and experienced

    procurement professional with >10 years of experience and with an in-

    depth understanding of the role both at strategic and operational lev-

    els.

  • Strategic mindset: Formulates a clear vision, strategy, and plan for

    procurement at AVM going forward.

  • Best-in-Class Expertise: Successful track record of successfully de-

    fining and implementing leading-edge, pragmatic, and fact-based pro-

    curement strategies in complex environments in technological organi-

    zations.

  • Transformation: Proven experience in leading the transformation of

    the procurement function into a new procurement-operating model;

    experience gained in a PE-backed environment is a great plus.

  • Driver of change: Change management-oriented and energized by a

    change challenge while having the tenacity and perseverance to drive

    change through and overcome obstacles, using an optimal mix of bot-

    tom-up and top-down approaches to achieve the results.

  • Supplier Management: Extensive experience in managing complex

    supplier relationships; ability to oversee an effective supplier manage-

    ment program; excellent negotiation experience and the capability to

    effectively represent the company’s interest in interactions with sup-

    pliers and third parties at the highest level.

  • Interpersonal skillset: Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder man-

    agement skills and the ability to maneuver among and collaborate with

    all parts of the organization; hands-on mentality and pragmatic work-

    ing style, agile and dynamic; strong and fast decision taker.

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