Procurement Excellence Support
We are looking for a Procurement Excellence support to enable the transformation of Procurement into a strategic business partner. This is an individual contributor role focused on driving the adoption of process improvements, tools, and ways of working across the organization, ensuring effective implementation and stakeholder engagement.
The role requires the ability to work independently, taking ownership of assigned initiatives from problem analysis and solution development through implementation, adoption, and delivery of expected outcomes.
The ideal candidate is a proactive and curious professional with strong communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of building alignment across functions and driving changes. They combine business understanding with a digital mindset, structured problem-solving, and process optimization.
Main Responsibilities
Gather and analyze data to identify improvement opportunities and support process optimization initiatives.
Translate business requirements into clear, structured process improvements and contribute to execution of agreed changes.
Develop and maintain implementation plans, coordinate activities, and monitor progress of assigned projects to support successful delivery of improvement initiatives.
Drive stakeholder engagement across Finance, Legal, Quality, Digital and Maintenance & Engineering to deploy new processes and tools.
Support rollout and adoption of digital procurement tools and processes by coordinating stakeholder engagement, training, communication, user feedback collection, and post-implementation improvement activities.
Support creation of training materials to build internal capabilities.
Contribute to process standardization and governance implementation by maintaining process documentation and ensuring sustainable adoption of procurement processes and tools.
Key Requirements
A minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in Procurement, Procurement Excellence, Supply Chain, Business Transformation, or Consulting with a track record of identifying and implementing improvement initiatives.
Experience working in international, cross-functional, and project-based environments.
Working knowledge of procurement and/or supply chain processes.
Experience supporting digital transformation and system implementation is advantageous.
Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
Fluent spoken and written English - min B2 level per Common European Framework (critical).
Strong communication skills (critical).
Ability to engage and convince stakeholders across functions.
Ability to facilitate discussions, workshops, and project meetings effectively.
Change management approach with focus on adoption and behavioral change.
Strong structured thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and drive initiatives with limited supervision.
Experience creating and delivering training materials is a plus.
Nice to Have
Strong digital mindset with curiosity for systems, process automation, and data.
Comfortable working with ERP environments (SAP preferred).
Advanced Excel skills (data analysis, structuring, and reporting).
Strong PowerPoint skills (ability to communicate ideas through clear storytelling).
Working knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Amazon QuickSight).
Ability to work with data, identify trends and support data-driven decision making.
Practical understanding of digital platforms, SaaS tools, or workflow systems (no technical development expertise required).
Other Details
This role involves collaboration across various functional areas, emphasizing teamwork and strategic improvement efforts.