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Join the international Procurement team "Capex & Facilities" within the Beiersdorf Group, working alongside Global Category Managers responsible for Real Estate, Engineering, Construction, Machines, Facility Management, Facility Services, and Energy supply.
Your Tasks
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Support a global portfolio of production centers, distribution centers, management units, and facilities across 150 affiliates worldwide, managing high investment volumes and complex strategic demands.
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Serve as the Regional Project Procurement Leader for the CAPEX Project area Europe / North America (EUNA), acting as the first point of contact for regional stakeholders.
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Functionally lead local project procurement team members involved in CAPEX & FACILITIES projects, ensuring effective collaboration and execution.
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Define and deploy CAPEX Project strategies within your region, aligning with global Category strategies and project goals.
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Manage strategic categories within CAPEX Projects, driving procurement value through cost savings, supply security, service improvements, agility, and innovation.
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Foster strong partnerships through continuous exchange and alignment with Project stakeholders, CAPEX Category Managers, and the Global Organization.
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Ensure compliance with procurement standards, methods, and processes within the regional network.
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Lead regional initiatives to harmonize procurement practices, driving efficiency and consistency across the organization.
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Seize the opportunity to impact global procurement strategy, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to the success of high-value projects on an international scale.
Your Profile
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At least 10 years of experience in relevant industries with complex, high-volume investments and projects.
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Master's Degree in Business Administration, Construction, Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
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Minimum 6 years of proven track record in Procurement with a solid understanding of complex CAPEX projects, contract models, project management, and contract & claim management.
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At least 3 years of functional leadership experience managing international teams and projects with cross-functional teams.
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Strong understanding of Procurement processes (WoW, D2C, S2C, P2P).
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Professional experience and knowledge in construction, machine- and plant-engineering, with high technical understanding and familiarity with contracts following FIDIC, HOAI, VOB standards (advantageous).
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Fluent in English; fluency in German and additional languages is a plus.
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High communicative competence, networking, and cooperation skills at an international level.
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Confident presentation skills, persuasive power, and strong proactive, result-driven, and creative engagement.
Additional information
We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (including curriculum vitae, motivation letter, salary expectations, relevant references and certificates) and encourage you to upload your application without a picture.
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