Strategic Procurement Manager

OpusCapita is a leading European provider of electronic invoice and supply chain document exchange, invoice automation, and procurement solutions. Our cloud-based solutions help businesses manage their procurement, supply chain, accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, lowering costs while improving control and supporting growth. A pioneer in e-transactions for nearly 4 decades, OpusCapita is part of GEP, a global leader in AI-driven procurement and supply chain solutions. This acquisition empowers OpusCapita to deliver even more innovative, efficient, and effective solutions, all while maintaining the highest standards of compliance, globally. To learn more, please visit www.opuscapita.com 

We are looking for

Strategic Procurement Manager 

hybrid - this position requires min. 3 days per week working from office in Torun

What you can expect to be responsible for as a Strategic Procurement Manager:

• Identify and execute against strategic initiatives to build upon category advisor expertise

• Partner closely with key stakeholder teams to understand critical business needs, trends and strategies

• Manage a team of junior sourcing professionals including category experts and analysts for the day-to-day coaching, training, and ongoing development

• Define and implement global sourcing and outsourcing strategies that consolidate and optimize both the supplier base and services, while securing the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and access to the highest levels of service and quality

• Leadership role in key procurement activities, including RFx development and execution, Statement of Work (SOW) and contract drafting, and pricing and contract negotiations (new client initiatives).

• Greater participation/involvement in cross functional visionary development and implementation

• wGreater responsibility of coaching leadership qualities into subordinates and direct reports, building the future leaders of the organization

• Leading a medium/large team, and mentorship of senior buyers

• Participating in firm building activities, including recruitment, client visits and wider delivery center improvement activities

Fitting experience for the role would be:

• Diverse base of experience across industry & categories (indirect or direct)

• Deep knowledge of Procurement Outsourcing strategies and processes

• Fluency in English on a business level

• Experience with leading medium to large teams, virtually and across multiple geographies

• Exceptional mentorship and coaching capabilities

• Strong strategic abilities coupled with analytical curiosity and collaborative style

• High degree of motivation, ability to prioritize and self-direct, strong business acumen and interpersonal skills

• Ability to Inspire, delegate and be an intuitive, creative visionary

• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills required

• Proficiency in the MS Office package

• Sourcing/Procurement systems knowledge

• Some experience or aptitude in digitalization and automation of processes would be considered an advantage

• Any business process improvement methodology such as TQM, Six Sigma, APEX etc. would be considered an advantage

• Additional language: German/French/Spanish/Italian would be considered an advantage

• Openness to travel to client site, when needed

WHY JOIN US

Our vision is to build an enterprise where everyone contributes to making GEP better, more interesting, more satisfying place to be, and a better place to spend a significant part of our lives. We call it “the beautiful company”.GEP is different. It’s a place where individuality is prized, and talent respected. We recognize people who make a genuine difference by rewarding them well. We’re a learning organization, actively looking for people to help shape, grow, and continually improve us.Join us if you are one of us.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer, values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people.

www.opuscapita.com