Senior Sourcing Manager Logistics (all genders)

at  Zalando

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Logistics & Supply Chain
We are looking for a Senior Sourcing Manager to cover one or several of the commodities within our cluster Logistics such as Warehouse Equipment, Construction and/or Transport to support our Business Unit and deliver Sourcing Strategies in the field of Automation, Shelving, Construction Fit-out and/or Pallet Management. Your Goal will be to support the responsible Business Units to translate their functional strategies into commercial targets and to make them happen.

• You will be responsible for managing several commodities such as, but not limited to, Automation, Picktowers, Pallet Management, Construction Fit-outs/MEPs. Main focus will be on Capex Costs
• You will develop, establish and maintain cost-effective, service-oriented as well as quality-focused strategic supplier relationships and be a key account for one or several of our strategic suppliers
• You will partner with the Logistic Network Development, Material Flow, Facility Management, Transport Solutions and the Real estate Teams to fulfil their procurement needs as well as guiding them strategically based on the market trends.
• You will continually benchmark your suppliers to monitor cost and technology trends and ensure best practices are incorporated into Zalando’s projects pipeline and sourcing strategies
• You will establish supplier selection criteria, evaluate alternative suppliers, manage the RFQ process, and drive final supplier selection in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
• You will negotiate purchase agreement and framework contracts with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, flexibility, quality, delivery, capacity and service terms.