This opportunity is with a European leader in metal recycling. They are on the search for a Global Application Manager Procurement Excellence to join their corporate procurement team in Hamburg. The organisation process complex metal concentrates, scrap metals and metal bearings, which are used as a foundation for a variety of customers in different industries such as e-mobility and automotive.
Responsibilities:
- Assess and review IT and procurement requirements
- Collaborate closely with the Procurement Excellence Team to develop concepts and solutions for the procurement team
- Work closely with third party providers and the IT department to administrate procurement applications
- Hold responsibility for release management of procurement applications to the Operational Procurement team
- Evaluate the release of new features within applications
- Take charge of troubleshooting procurement's applications as 2nd and 3rd level support
- Lead the drive in further development and improvement of standardised procurement applications
- Create and implement appropriate guidelines and work instructions for a group wide procurement system
- Make sure training is conducted and knowledge is transferred on new/changed procurement applications for the entire procurement function
Skills Required
- Bachelors/Masters degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics
- 3 years minimum procurement experience within IT - with a focus on system design
- Strong knowledge in S/4HANA and SAP R3
- Fluent English (C1 min.) and good German (B2 min.)
- Strong communication and negotiation ability
- Outstanding analytical and conceptual ability
