Procurement Associate

at  SAP

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ABOUT THE TEAM

The Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is in the mid of a transformation that will change the dynamic of how GPO engages with its stakeholders. This transformation is necessary to keep up with the fast-changing environment, develop into a digital organization, meet the Board’s ambitious growth plans, and support SAP’s strategy.
The Sourcing Excellence Champions (SEC) team is responsible for sourcing, negotiation, contracting activities and supplier management across the globe. The SEC Team is supporting several categories like Professional Services, Marketing, Cloud Solutions, TIH and IT Infrastructure Services. The Services include, but not limited to, HR related Services, Consulting Services, Development, Marketing Events, Advertisement, Market Research and Branding.
We are seeking an Procurement Associate with some first backgrounds in global procurement and/or Services procurement to join our team in DACH-EMEA Team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated first experience in global procurement and building relationships with key stakeholders. Furthermore, the candidate should work in close collaboration with regional team members from APJ, DACH, EMEA and US region.

• Demonstrates capacity for evaluating suppliers, sourcing, analyzing proposals and negotiation
• Works independently within given area of responsibility and in collaboration with stakeholder
• Executes sourcing projects on a local, regional and global level. Prepares the sourcing and contracting based on facts and figures as result of an analysis
• Participate in procurement projects with cross-regional or cross-category focus
• Ensures compliance in relation to SAP´s policies and guidelines and works closely with SAP legal, audit, compliance and data protection team
• conduct market analysis and track market trends
• Understand the SAP corporate strategy and the strategy of his/her area of procurement
• Enhance purchasing related processes to best-in-class procurement processes