Kalmar is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services.

MAKE YOUR EVERY MOVE COUNT

Ready to make a real impact on Kalmar’s success? We’re looking for a dynamic Market Area Procurement Lead, based in Hamburg, Germany to lead our Eastern European sourcing activities and to drive procurement excellence within our Front Line Units.
This is your chance to lead the regional sourcing function, collaborating with local, regional and global teams to optimize our procurement process operations and deliver tangible results.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Engineering (or equivalent).

EXPERIENCE:

• Proven previous experience in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing advantageous.
• Experience managing complex sourcing projects and process improvement activities.
• Sourcing experience within a global, multi-site, and cross-functional environment.
• Experience gained in a large multinational company with a matrix organizational structure.
• Experience working with global teams and executing transformational change projects.

COMPETENCIES:

• Customer-centric communication focus with a highly commercial mindset.
• Exceptional integrity and adherence to the highest ethical standards.
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and complexity.
• Continuous improvement, change leadership, and management mindset with a process focus and benefit realization.
• Ability to balance strategic and hands-on needs, manage multiple projects and relationships, and remain focused on key deliverables.
• Fluency in both German and English.
  You possess strong negotiation, influencing, and relationship-building skills, enabling you to successfully collaborate with key stakeholders and maintain relationships at the executive level. Your communication skills are excellent, both orally and in writing, and you are a confident presenter. You have a systematic approach to gathering information, considering a broad range of issues, grasping complexities, and ensuring you understand the relationships among problems, always seeking input from others. Finally, you are resourceful and can effectively leverage and focus resources across organizational and geographic boundaries.

Cost Optimization: Deliver concrete total cost reductions through RFQs, process improvements, supplier renegotiation, and make vs. buy analysis.
Contract Management: Lead contract negotiations, ensuring legal and commercial compliance.
Collaboration: Create and facilitate transparent communication between FLUs and central teams, building strong internal and supplier relationships.
Supplier Development: Lead supplier development initiatives, including risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
Compliance: Ensure adherence to Kalmar policies and local laws.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement procurement process efficiencies.
Performance Reporting: Report on procurement performance with your region, highlighting achievements and areas for improvement.