Global Head of Indirect Spend

Together with you we build a sustainable future Master Builders Solutions offers innovative and sustainable products and solutions for various sectors of construction. Our employees form a global community of construction chemicals experts that are passionate about solving our customers’ specific challenges at all stages of construction as well as throughout the lifecycle of the structure. We constantly strive to solve tomorrow’s challenges through our talented people, sound science, innovation, and communication with our global partners. We provide new solutions to satisfy industry demand for specific structure strengths, while understanding the need for sustainability, and environmental consciousness.
Master Builders Solutions employs around 1,700 employees in over 20 countries. They combine enormous technological know-how and thus develop innovations that help our customers to be even more successful and sustainable in construction. For you, this means a variety of ways to advance. Next to your performance your personality matter to us.

**Job Summary**:
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for procurement and a knack for optimizing supplier relationships? Do you thrive in a dynamic and international environment? If so, Master Builders Solutions has an exciting opportunity for you We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Global Head of Indirect Spend to join our team.

The Global Head of Indirect Spend is globally responsible for all procurement activities related to Indirect Spend categories, such as IT, CAPEX, OPEX, Professional Services, Utilities, Logistics, and others with a total annual spend of approx. 300 m€. The person in charge works in a matrix and leads a global team consisting of Global Category Managers, Local Category Buyers as well as team leads such as the P2P hub Europe and the Team Lead Indirects Americas. He/she reports into the Chief Procurement Officer and ensures best total cost on a global scale.
He / She coordinates the global category activities and acts as a key focal point for business partners and stakeholders on a global scale.
His/ her duty is to work out and implement in cooperation within his/ her team comprehensive Category Strategies which includes the description of:
1) the global supply market, 2) the company’s demand structure, 3) the company’s supply base and performance, 4) the Category Strategy, 5) the related supplier portfolio 6) cost reduction and improvement measures, 7) a corresponding implementation plan.
Based on the defined Category Strategies the Global Head of Indirect Spend is responsible for the results of the negotiations, and the set up of supply contracts within the global framework to achieve competitive terms & conditions. This comprises an intensive and constructive alignment with all relevant internal stakeholders such as Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, IT and others.

**Responsibilities**:

- Leadership of his/ her team
- Escalation level in terms of supplier issues
- Ensures smooth and effective interaction within the Procurement network
- Drive supplier management in respective scope
- Contribute and steer the team to create value add and bottom-line impact for the company such as cost savings, risk reduction, higher delivery flexibility, increased competitiveness, more efficient processes, supplier innovation, etc. within respective scope
- Create aligned Category Strategies
- Coordinate global activities of categories and alignment with regions (specifications, bundling, negotiations)
- Negotiate global contracts to ensure ongoing supply security and achieve competitive T&Cs
- Ensures appropriate skill levels in his/ her team and drives the development of Procurement staff in the framework set by HR and Procurement management
- Ensures appropriate information and cooperation with internal business partners (up to C-Level)
- Improve process efficiency and level of automation
- Reports to Procurement management status and achievements within category

**Experience**:
**What We're Looking For**:
To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:
**Education/Experience**
- Degree in economics, business administration or natural sciences
- Strong experience in Indirect Material Procurement (minimum 5 years) in an international environment
- Track record in a Global Procurement Leadership function

**Skills/Competencies**
- Very good interpersonal and intercultural skills
- Experience in moderation of cross-functional teams (minimum 5 years)
- Experience in an international business environment (minimum 5 years)
- Experience in project management advantageous

**Technical skills**:

- Strong expertise in Procurement techniques, methods, processes and strategies
- Strong executives' networking skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Good skills in using tools like SAP, excel and other databases
- Fluent in English (including negotiations), additional language advantageous, especially German
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