About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5,2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
Support the Voith Group | Group Division Hydro as a
Head (m|f|d) of Strategic Procurement EMEA
Job ID 77801 | Bosnia or Croatia
Your tasks
- Developing and implementing long-term procurement strategies and continuously optimizing them.
- Conducting price and contract negotiations at the EMEA level.
- Identifying and realizing potential savings from both technical and commercial perspectives, applying appropriate value analysis and BCC.
- Monitoring and analyzing procurement markets and industry trends, and deriving appropriate measures.
- Selecting, qualifying, and developing suppliers, as well as establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships.
- Forecast planning and volume management to ensure supply capability.
- Conclusion of framework agreements, performance agreements, etc.
- Risk management with regard to supply security, quality, price escalation and robust OTO calculations.
- Support and consultation for make-or-buy decisions.
- Leadership, motivation, and development of the procurement team.
- Defining and creating procurement reports and utilizing tools to monitor and manage KPIs.
- Implementing and optimizing digital procurement processes and tools, with a focus on optimized operational procurement.
- Ensuring adherence to compliance, quality, and sustainability requirements.
Your profile
- Completed commercial or technical studies or a comparable qualification.
- Several years of professional experience in strategic purchasing, ideally in a project-related environment.
- Sound experience in operational purchasing and a comprehensive understanding of operational processes.
- Proven experience in the successful implementation of change projects, ideally in a purchasing environment.
- Experience in leading teams and managing complex procurement projects.
- Very good negotiating skills and strong analytical thinking.
- Sound knowledge of contract law and modern purchasing methods.
- Confident handling of common ERP systems and MS Office, as well as AI usage / dashboarding.
- Business fluent English, German language skills are desirable.
- Team-oriented, assertive personality with entrepreneurial thinking and a high willingness to change.
This position can be filled at our Voith location in Croatia or Bosnia. This is NOT a remote position.The remote work policies will adhere to the regulations of the specific location where you are based.