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Senior Procurement Manager (all genders) - Sofia
Reference: 629381
Your Mission
The goal of our work are innovative, future-oriented products and services in the automotive environment. Become part of this project and turn your ideas into the innovations of tomorrow!
We are looking for a qualified colleague to join our Finance and Procurement team. As a procurement manager, you will independently set up a procurement department from scratch, which includes the development of all required procurement processes and the implementation of the necessary IT tools for the professional and policy-compliant processing of all arising requirements.
Insights into your future tasks
- Development of a procurement department including the necessary procurement processes from scratch, in close cooperation with other emerging functions (accounting, controlling, etc.)
- Direct participation in the product development process by helping to shape cross-functional collaboration
- You will be in contact and work close together with the Procurement department and other departments from MBition Berlin to further expand the MBition Sofia EOOD
- Supporting, assisting and consulting the departments in the entire purchasing process for a wide range of material groups, considering applicable Group guidelines, applicable local legal requirements and targets
- Independent preparation and execution of negotiations within a complex scope of work, if necessary with the involvement of the product departments and the legal department
- Identification, development and assessment of new suppliers, as well as strategic further development and consolidation of the supplier pool
- Preparation of contracts, purchase orders and financial statements with the help of the purchasing systems yet to be implemented
- Ensure timely award of contracts in compliance with strategic business objectives
Your Profile
Education
Experience
Personal skills
Languge Skills
- You have a degree in economics or comparable qualification
Experience
- You have more than 5 years of work experience in a comparable position
- You have already successfully built a procurement department at a fast-growing company
- You have excellent IT skills in MS Office and ideally experience with ERP systems and Atlassian products (Jira and Confluence)
- You have in-depth knowledge of Bulgarian contract law
Personal skills
- You identify yourself with the procurement and represent your point of view even against resistance from in- and outside
- You are communicative and motivated to get actively involved in topics
- You have a getting-things-done mentality and want to make a difference
- You want to familiarize yourself with new topics and take responsibility for projects independently
- You have a high level of comprehension and a good understanding of complex issues
- Structured work is important to you and good self-organization is one of your strengths
Languge Skills
- You are business fluent in Bulgarian (C1) and English (B2+), German is an advantage
Why us?
- No time for boredom! Fast pace with constantly changing challenges in a fast growing company
- Work together with motivated colleagues in a young, dynamic international team with flat hierarchies
- Insights into cooperative projects with colleagues in the Mercedes-Benz Group and the opportunity to independently build bridges to relevant central departments
- A variety of challenging tasks
- A high learning curve and space for own impulses
- Frequent team and company events
- Further development and education according to your own ideas and wishes
- Open and appreciative feedback culture
- Attractive salary
- Flexible working hours
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your complete application, including CV (in English) and relevant references with the following information:
Apply online- Job title and reference number
- Salary expectations
- Earliest start date