Manager Indirect Procurement

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Organize and support the execution of the procurement initiatives
• Serve as a sparring partner for the Lead Buyers
• Act as a trusted partner to the Business Functions and Regions
• (Co)Develop the future systems and process landscape ensuring best value for Puma
• Act as a facilitator of Procurement best practices and ensure adoption
• Manage, enhance and update procurement analytics, spend cube, and dashboard updates in alignment with key buyers, functions and analytical teams
• Support and mentor more junior team members
• Conduct and prepare structured reporting on savings, supplier performance, and procurement KPIs
• Support strategic initiative planning and alignment with data insights
• Support compliance tracking and initiative monitoring
• Enable best practice sharing across key buyers, functions and regions
• Assist in selecting and integrating procurement tools and systems in collaboration with technical departments, key buyers, regions and functions
• Gather and structure market and sourcing data to inform decision‑making.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Procurement, consulting experience welcome
• Fluency in English is a must, German and other languages are a plus
• Successfully completed relevant degree or equivalent such as Business Administration, Contract Law or Procurement
• Procurement Excellence experience is a plus (systems, processes, frameworks)
• Good expertise in communicating with senior stakeholders
• Structured and detail‑oriented mindset as well as clear communication skills.

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