Procurement Manager (f/m/d) Marketing

At IONOS, we don't just manage servers – we shape the digital future for more than 6.2 million customers worldwide with our solutions. As Europe's leading hosting provider and a pioneer in independent cloud solutions, we are building next-generation infrastructure – from sovereign cloud architectures and high-performance GPU clusters to integrated AI automation tools.

What drives us is digital sovereignty for Europe and real impact for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as large enterprises. We work in agile teams, rely on transparent structures, and believe that excellence and innovation only emerge through true team spirit.

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We are seeking a dedicated Procurement Specialist with a focus on Marketing to join our purchasing team. You will be responsible for the day-to-day business in this category, provide cover for other procurement areas when needed, and work together with the team to expand Coupa.

Tasks

• Review offers and negotiate production and creative contracts, buyouts, and usage rights (actors, voice-over, music, AI assets).
• Accompany pitches and RFPs for creation, production, and tools – from the longlist to contract signature.
• Manage media agency pitches and contracts jointly with the Media Team: remuneration models, kickbacks, makegoods, audit rights, and exit clauses.
• Procure tools and licenses for Marketing: MarTech, research, and SaaS.
• Provide cover support for other procurement areas within the team when workload requires it.
• Collaborate with other buyers on expanding Coupa – particularly building up catalogs and punchout connections.
• Maintain clean processes: contract filing, vendor evaluation, and savings reporting.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience, ideally with a focus on marketing or media buying.
• Ideally a degree in business administration or a comparable vocational qualification.
• Confident negotiation skills in English and German. Additional languages of our markets (ES, FR, IT, PL, NL) are an advantage.
• Contractual confidence with framework agreements, usage and licensing rights, and SLAs.
• Experience with P2P systems such as Coupa, ideally including catalog setup and punchout connections.
• Advantageous: Basic understanding of the media landscape (CPM, GRP, kickbacks, agency remuneration models).
• AI is second nature to you – you enjoy and naturally integrate it into your daily work, including legal aspects around AI content such as labeling requirements or AI actors as buyout alternatives.
• Drive to shape and enjoy building up structures – you actively contribute to expanding Central Procurement rather than just managing existing processes.
• Structured and reliable way of working.
• Negotiation skills and a confident, reliable presence toward internal and external stakeholders.
• Fast comprehension and enthusiasm for working in a technology-driven environment.
• A strong sense for balancing costs and KPIs with creativity and brand impact.
• Flexible working hours through trust-based working hours.
• At some locations a subsidized canteen and various free drinks.
• Modern office space with very good transport connections.
• Various employee discounts for activities and products.
• Employee events such as summer and winter parties, as well as workshops.
• Numerous training and development opportunities.
• Various health offers, such as sports and health courses.