Sourcing Senior Manager at Baker Hughes driving strategic sourcing partnerships for integrated projects. Enhancing competitiveness in global energy markets with key suppliers and commercial teams.
About the role
- Lead procurement strategy and transformation for tonies’ Direct Procurement function. Ensure global consistency and drive business continuity while mentoring the procurement team in Düsseldorf.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic development and transformation of Direct Procurement, developing strategy and ensuring global consistency.
- Define and implement category strategies across all direct procurement categories.
- Serve as the central contact for strategic procurement decisions, setting standards and aligning operations globally between HQ, the Sourcing Hub, and local markets.
- Develop strategies to mitigate geopolitical, material, and logistics-related risks.
- Shape and manage the RfQ process with the Sourcing Hub, including timelines, specifications, awarding, and alignment with category and resilience objectives.
- Provide market intelligence, supplier evaluations, and strategic guidance to support sourcing and supplier strategy.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Production, and Supply Chain to enable early procurement involvement and support innovation, quality, and cost goals.
- Translate business needs into actionable sourcing strategies supporting tonies’ innovation, quality, and cost goals.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the Direct Procurement team, fostering strategic ownership and professionalization of processes, tools, and templates.
- Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, providing insights for decision-making and driving procurement excellence.
Requirements
- Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
- 8+ years of experience in strategic procurement, category management, or global sourcing, ideally in consumer electronics, consumer goods, or manufacturing.
- Proven success in developing and executing global sourcing and resilience strategies.
- Strong understanding of international supply markets (Electronic market know-how preferred), supplier dynamics, and cost structures.
- Leadership experience with strong coaching and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and high execution capability.
- Fluency in English; German or Mandarin language skills are advantageous.
- Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 20–30%) and to work in a hybrid setup with 2–3 on-site days per week in Düsseldorf.
Benefits
- Mobility: Choose the option that suits you best - a Deutschlandticket (public transport ticket) for unlimited mobility, a monthly contribution for an office parking space, a leasing bicycle, or a remote work subsidy.
- Enhanced Security: Benefit from subsidies for company pension plans, occupational pension schemes, and occupational disability insurance.
- Rest & Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of paid annual leave as well as three additional days off such as Rosenmontag, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve.
- Continuous Learning: Benefit from our internal and external training opportunities as well as an individual learning budget to continuously expand your knowledge.
- Language Learning & Relaxation: Improve your communication skills with the language learning app Babbel and find relaxation through our access to the meditation app Calm.
- Discounts: Benefit from attractive discounts on our entire range of tonies products.
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