Procurement Manager (m/f/d)

Procurement Manager (m/f/d)

📍 Location: Ahrensburg

🕓 Start date: As soon as possible

📄 Contract: Permanent position, full-time

🚗 Package: Company car included

Your Mission – What You’ll Be Doing

As Procurement Manager, you’ll own a portfolio of material categories.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders from Production, R&D, and Sales, as well as key suppliers, to drive strategic sourcing decisions to build a more agile & resilient supply chain and to unlock synergies.

Your key responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of supplier portfolio: manage performance, negotiate contracts and pricing
• Develop and execute category strategies that align with business goals
• Lead supplier assessments and establish long-term partnerships
• Conduct market intelligence and trend analysis to identify opportunities and risks
• Drive process improvements and support procurement digitization initiatives
• Collaborate in global sourcing and cross-functional initiatives
• Thrive in an evolving environment: many processes are not yet standardized, and part of your mission will be to bring structure, consistency, and best practices to how we work.
• Be a key player in our journey toward a more global, strategic, and forward-looking procurement organization.

 Your Profile – What You Bring to the Table

• 5 years of strategic procurement experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment
• Strong expertise in contract negotiation, cost modeling, and TCO principles
• Confident working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and advanced Excel skills
• Fluent in German and English (C1 level)
• Comfortable working in unstructured environments and driving clarity through complexity
• Experience in transformation settings or supporting the shift from tactical to strategic/global procurement is a big plus
• Willingness to travel (national/international) as needed

 

 Your Skillset – What Makes You Stand Out

1. Commercial Acumen – You see the big picture and understand value beyond just price.
2. Clear Communication – You communicate with impact across teams and stakeholders.
3. Creative Problem Solving – You bring structure to ambiguity, adapt tools to the situation, and design practical solutions when frameworks fall short.
4. Negotiation Power – You lead strategic negotiations with confidence and data.
5. Stakeholder Management – You build trust and influence across functions and levels.
6. Digital Mindset – You leverage tools and trends to drive efficiency and innovation.
7. Category Management – You drive strategic planning, classification, and performance.
8. Networking – You connect across industries and continuously grow your knowledge base.
9. Ambiguity Resilience – You stay calm when things are unclear, drive clarity, and keep momentum in fast-changing or undefined environments.

What’s Next – The Growth Path

You’ll join an international, forward-thinking procurement team with room for personal and professional development. As our organization continues to grow and evolve globally, you’ll play an active role in shaping the future of procurement – with potential to move into leadership or cross-functional roles.

A Few More Things

✅ You’re self-confident, hands-on, and ready to challenge the status quo

✅ You ideally come from a manufacturing environment

✅ Bonus: We’re particularly open to female candidates in this role to diversify our team

Contact

Marta Burczyk

Stern-Wywiol Gruppe

(Teamlead Recruiting & Employer Branding)

Stern-Wywiol Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG

An der Alster 81, 20099 Hamburg

www.stern-wywiol-gruppe.de