Job Description
At Olympus, we are committed to our purpose of making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.
For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.
Olympus Europa, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, serves the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region and employs 6,900 people in 31 countries. For more information, visit our website.
- Manage strategic procurement activities within the area of Professional Services (Marketing, Human Resources, Business Consulting, Legal, Tax & Finance, Technical and Audit Services) and the existing supplier and contract portfolio to identify value opportunities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify new demands and projects, ensuring alignment with internal and external customer needs
- Collect and analyze spend data for the assigned categories to elaborate sourcing strategies
- Conduct tender and supplier selection processes
- Negotiate competitive pricing and services contracts in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Manage and foster strategic supplier relationships
- Evaluate suppliers based on quality aspects
- Contribute to the annual procurement KPI targets
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration with a focus on procurement or similar education with additional professional training and experience
- Several years of working experience in a Strategic Procurement department in a comparable position preferred (but not mandatory), including experience in managing procurement projects and negotiating with suppliers
- Firm experience with SAP and MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and oral English language skills
- Distinct intercultural competence and strong conflict resolution, communication and cooperation skills
- Analytical, conceptual and methodical skills
- Ability to work on various tasks simultaneously
- Solution-oriented personality with hands-on approach
- True team player and willingness to take on responsibility
- Ability to establish trusting relationships across multiple functions and with leadership
- Passion for procurement digitalization, trends and innovation
- Flexible working hours, remote work possible (up to 60%)
- 30 days of holiday per year
- Modern office and inspiring working environment
- Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
- Public transport ticket (100% subsidized) or free parking space
- Company sport groups and in-house company gym
- Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
- Comprehensive company pension scheme
- Company medical officer and vaccination offers
- Childcare through our ‘Buttje & Deern' partner
- Bike leasing