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Fulltime | Ortmann/Pernitz | Austria
A procurement business partner is a facilitator and collaborator aligning internal stakeholders and suppliers with the overall business or site strategy. The Procurement Manager Business Partnering is responsible for indicating growth, efficiency, risk mitigation, cost savings, operational diversity, and innovation through strategic supplier management. This position is located in our manufacturing site in Ortmann (Austria), and we offer you a minimum annual salary of approximately € 80.000,- gross (basis fulltime) plus a variable bonus.
Act as Procurement first point of contact for the business on local level and manage relationships with internal stakeholders.
Make sure that all the procurement activities are integrated in the site(s) plan(s).
Liaise with Global Category Managers and the assigned Buyer for respective initiatives.
Represent Global Procurement on local level in audits and other site visits.
Ensure local stakeholder satisfaction, execute respective action plans and resolve issues.
Challenge demand and drive optimization by providing best practices insights.
Support the Procurement Organization on projects and provides local insight.
Support negotiations for strategic and business critical projects after alignment with the relevant procurement functions.
Identify risk areas on local level, liaise with Supplier Quality Management/Sustainability and other Procurement teams to develop action plans and steer the execution of mitigation actions.
Ensure supplier management, sustainability and CSR strategies are being integrated into the local business/site strategies.
Optimize internal stakeholder satisfaction and local supplier relationship by consulting the Procurement Operations team on an improvement/action plan.
Contribute to Procurement Excellence by providing feedback to improve system efficiency and standardization to continuously enhance Source to Pay process and insights on KPIs setting/ analytical reporting development needs.
We put great value in your personal traits and drivers. Are you a curious person who would like to learn and grow into the role. But for a good match we also see other criteria equally important.
Master degree with the emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement, data or comparable professional education or equivalent within relevant field
Work experience in a similar role in procurement environment
Work independently and be comfortable in driving projects and work towards multiple stakeholders in a high-pace matrix organization
Experience in PowerBI or SAP Analytics Cloud
Process and business understanding in procurement environment as well as experience in SAP Ariba/SAP R3/S4HANA is an advantage
Strong communicator with high sense of collaboration
Ability to create and maintain relationships with colleagues from all levels of the organization
Business fluent in German and English language
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for the society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to an organization where you feel valued and supported to grow, and challenged to generate business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
Please contact me!
Birgit Hörbe-Wunderl, HR Generalist
birgit.hoerbe-wunderl@essity.com
We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.