Project Procurement Manager

Make an impact

Material Groups

• To manage all direct materials used in projects (New Business & Customer Service) for the whole AMERICAS region
• Collaborate with our Product Center to on align make or buy decisions with long-term strategic goals
• The 3 material groups Autorstore, Racking and Mech./ Electr. Installations are managed by the respective Category Lead. The Project Procurement Manager AMERICAS will take the lead for the project in close cooperation with the Category team

Project Procurement

• During Sales phase (early involvement): Be a member of the Sales proposal team, establishing the Supply Plan, identifying which materials have to be approached.
• Supply base: to define the suppliers to be requested together with peers like a) Category leads b) Global Purchasing reg. supplier strategy; c) Local Project Team; d) Product Center when applicable.
• To work closely with internal stakeholders on scope, requirements and specifications
• To establish the Project Roadmap: to list all materials related suppliers; ongoing updates in order to have transparency of quotes (ROM vs. budget vs. fixed pricing; technical status etc.)
• To approach suppliers for first quotes, pre-negotiations, final negotiations,
• To propose the budget calculation (PCO) per material to the Sales project team; ideally based on a fix quote
• To negotiate with the suppliers in order to evaluate best price performance ratio
• To apply the relevant purchasing conditions (project specific & using the Standard Terms & Conditions resp. the supplier agreements
• To draft, review, and negotiate work contracts and other agreements as needed
• To manage the Project Procurement scope during the project after award.

Supplier Management

• To rate the supplier after project completion; as a standard latest +6 months after PAC
• To share the ratings with the supplier and organize a review (Level 1 audit); to manage the corrective actions together with peers (Global Procurement)
• To share the performance with the responsible Category Lead
• To support the supplier audits
• To establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers and external partners for the project.

Collaboration with Category Management (Like Autostore perifirals, Racking & Installations)

• To collaborate with and involve the Category team when Autostore, racking and installations are used for the project
• Close alignment in order the Category team applies correct specifications for the materials and the related project conditions (e.g. milestones, payment terms, warranty)

Collaboration with Global Procurement

• Close alignment for the Category leads reg. global supply base development
• Joint optimizations of tools and methods

Collaboration with the Solution Center

• Close collaboration with the Solution Center teams across Europe
• To standardize the design with focus on PowerStore Racking and CycloneCarrier Racking together with PTC resp. LGSTC and the related suppliers

Savings

• Define and Realize savings potential in the third-party materials for the project

What you need to succeed

• Engineering degree or commercial degree with good technical knowledge
• Minimal 3-5 years' experience in operational and strategic purchasing
• Supply Chain Management experience in comparable industries and project-oriented solutions: discrete manufacturing industries; not in process industries (chemical, pharma, nutrition); not in pure service companies (as e.g. banking, insurance)
• Good knowledge of contract and local regulations
• Good negotiation skills
• Fluent communication in English (ideally mother language); in written and spoken
• Good and proven knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• SAP R3 MM (Material Management) with focus on purchasing transactions

Desirable:

• Diploma in Purchasing (e.g. CIPS certificate)
• MBA; ideally in Supply Chain Management
• Every other language besides English & German is beneficial
• Working experience in an international company with multiple sites
• Work experience in project business comparable to intralogistics projects (size of projects; technology in HW, SW and automation)
• Experience as Project Manager to manage trans-regional projects with multiple sites