Lead Buyer (m/f/x) Professional Service

As the European market leader in the laboratory diagnostics sector, the SYNLAB group has been operating within a strong international network of laboratory doctors and specialists since 2010. Approximately 24.000 employees in 22 countries dedicate their efforts in laboratory diagnostics to human medicine.

As Lead Buyer (m/f/x) , you will play a key role in international procurement with a focus on professional services. In a dynamic, cross-border environment, you will actively shape procurement strategies, drive cost efficiency and make a direct contribution to the company’s success.

Reporting to the Global Category Manager Professional Services, you will work closely with internal stakeholders and international colleagues, and be responsible for strategic procurement matters across various European countries and Latin America. In doing so, you will combine analytical strength with negotiation skills and apply your experience in a targeted manner to create sustainable value.

The position is based in international headquarters Munich and offers you the opportunity to further develop your expertise in a very international and growth-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Product group strategy: Development and implementation of sourcing and product group strategies for professional services (including consulting, HR topics, clinical and laboratory services, translation and travel)
• International procurement: Optimisation of procurement activities in an international environment (particularly Germany, the UK, France, Portugal, Belgium and Latin America)
• Tenders & Negotiations: Independently conducting international tenders, developing negotiation tactics and concluding contracts
• Cost optimisation: Identifying potential savings through in-depth spend analysis, and deriving and implementing appropriate levers
• Spend analysis: Structuring and analysing procurement volumes to increase transparency and reduce maverick buying
• Project management: Leading and implementing cross-functional and cross-border procurement projects
• Stakeholder management: Engaging and advising internal stakeholders, and working closely with specialist departments and international teams
• Supplier management: Establishing, developing and managing strategic supplier relationships at an international level

Qualifications

• Education: Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or a comparable subject
• Professional experience: Several years’ experience in strategic procurement, ideally with a background in management consultancy
• Analytical skills: Strong ability to analyse spend data and identify opportunities for optimisation
• Strategic competence: Experience in developing sourcing strategies and identifying sustainable procurement levers
• Negotiation skills: Demonstrable strength in developing and implementing negotiation tactics in an international environment
• Communication skills: Persuasiveness when dealing with internal stakeholders and a confident manner at various management levels
• International outlook: Experience in an international working environment and a willingness to collaborate with different countries and cultures (location: Munich)
• Language skills: Very good command of German and English; knowledge of a further foreign language (e.g. Spanish, French or Italian) would be an advantage

You can expect from us

• A demanding, varied and challenging activity in a successful and fast-growing international company
• Space for an independent and self-sufficient way of working
• A friendly and open working atmosphere
• An expert environment with flat hierarchies and short ways for decisions
• A dynamic team that is looking forward to meeting you!