Indirect Sourcing Manager

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany • Posted June 13, 2026

Job Type: Full time
Location: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Posted: June 13, 2026
Category: Operations Specialties Managers
Application Deadline: July 23, 2026

Role Description

Mission


As Indirect Purchasing Manager, you define and implement the Indirect Sourcing Procedures and strategies.

You lead a team of experienced indirect buyers and ensure coordination with internal customers (Support services (Com, HR, Legal, Fin, Quality), R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing...). You manage relationships with suppliers, aiming at enhancing performances in terms of Quality, Delivery, Cost and Innovation. You define Preferred Supplier lists to ensure company guideline match optimized contracts with selected vendors. 


You are responsible for planning and administrating procurement activities within the Indirect Sourcing team.

Challenges we trust you with

  • Define a Specific Indirect purchasing process that match business needs and specificities of the categories

  • Participate to the definition and the improvement of the transversal processes and coordinate with the related d...
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