Senior Analyst Indirect Procurement (m/f/d)

The position sits within the Global Indirect Procurement function and will be focused on partnering with Commercial EMEA & LatAm spend owners, manufacturing sites, and Finance to deliver improved cost and service levels across Indirect Procurement categories. You will be responsible for :

• What you will do
• Support global Indirect procurement initiatives in EMEA and LatAm by Global category managers.
• Run independent -and owning Pan-European savings initiatives in Commercial Europe >100K
• Support -and guide local savings initiatives per country -and category <100k
• Develop and drive Sourcing strategies together with stakeholders
• Follow Stryker policies and driving best practice sharing
• Drive supplier management / development activity, where we own category management
• Support ad-hoc projects as required
• Responsible and owner of Procurement projects, management of Self, delivering to agreed savings targets / implementation objectives and close deals with a signed contract.  
• Follow agreed processes and structure in reporting savings and storing contracts.
• Having bi-monthly reviews of indirect savings initiatives with main stakeholders of countries in scope -and functions.
• Support Team activities aimed at continuous improvement and Best in class procurement
• Drive Competitive bids, tendering, contracting with a goal bring under contract >100k suppliers and support local buyers to contract 10-100k spend suppliers.
• Liaise with Global category leads and be responsible for bringing understanding of additional European requirements and needs into Global tenders.
• Reduce risk and establish security of supply of contracted services and goods.
• Reduce the number of suppliers and simplify landscape with Preferred, contract, local, outsource solutions and spot buying vendors.
• Drive spend to negotiated rate cards -and contracted suppliers

Education & Special Training:

• Master’s degree and/or Certified Purchasing Manager (or equivalent).
• Good understanding of financial analysis, strategic analysis, trained negotiation skills and project management
• Good understanding of procurement / strategic commodity management preferred.
• English & German are mandatory and Spanish would be a plus

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years relevant working experience in multiple direct or indirect procurement categories with an international scope
• Sourcing/Supply Chain certifications or training is desired.
• Experience in commodity analysis/supplier management/project management roles.
• Experience developing, negotiating, and implementing commercial contracts, including supply and service agreements.
• Experience working with & developing strong relationships with multiple stakeholders to deliver results.
• Project management capability and experience.
• Capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in a med-tech/fast-growing environment is a plus.

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Must be able to communicate and present to groups of colleagues or suppliers.
• Must be able to develop and review presentation materials.
• Must be able to communicate telephonically or on online tools
• Ability to use common business tools such as Power BI or Microsoft Suite of products.
• Active (speak -and listen) working behavior to suppliers (dare to ask -and discuss)
• Collaborative working behavior to colleagues Indirect Procurement is supporting

We have signed the Diversity Charter and are proud to be part of this initiative to promote diversity in the workplace. Because diversity is important to us!

We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national, or social background, gender, disability, age, or sexual identity.

Thanks to our flexible working hours model, you will have the opportunity to work remotely. However, living near a Stryker location is beneficial for building sustainable relationships and maintaining personal contact with colleagues and stakeholders.

Pay Transparency Details:

Duisburg 40hrs/week: 57.100€ - 95.200€ annual

Freiburg 39hrs/week: 4.692€ - 7.855€ monthly

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role.  In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.