Senior Manager Procurement Strategy & Transformation (m/f/d)

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Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DEU
Hybrid
Senior level
Healthtech • Retail • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Lead procurement strategy and transformation initiatives across countries: standardize processes, harmonize KPIs and governance, manage cross-functional projects, prepare executive materials, and support procurement roadmap execution to create scalable, high-performing procurement operations.
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Company Description

About Redcare Pharmacy: 
As Europe’s No.1 e-pharmacy Redcare Pharmacy is powered by passionate teams and cutting-edge innovation. We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision “Until every human has their health”. If you’re seeking a career that offers purpose and aligns with your values join us and start your #Redcareer today. 

About the role:

As our Senior Manager Procurement Strategy & Transformation, you'll serve as the strategic right hand to our Executive Director Procurement, driving the execution of our strategic agenda across countries. You'll lead high-priority initiatives, prepare executive decision-making materials, coordinate cross-functional programs, and ensure alignment across teams and markets. By combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution, you'll help shape a high-performing, future-ready procurement organization.

Job Description

About your tasks:

  • Drive the continuous improvement and standardization of strategic procurement processes, governance, and best practices.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate with teams across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, Commercial, Operations, Controlling, and BI to optimize ways of working.
  • Harmonize procurement processes, KPIs, reporting, and governance across countries to enable scalable and consistent operations.
  • Manage strategic procurement, transformation, and continuous improvement projects from concept to implementation.
  • Support the development and execution of our Procurement roadmap and key strategic initiatives.
  • Prepare business cases, presentations, and decision-making materials for executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

About you:

  • You hold a degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
  • You bring 2-4 years of experience in Strategic Procurement, Procurement Excellence, Procurement Transformation, Supply Chain, or a similar role.
  • You have experience in an international, fast-paced environment - ideally within Retail, E-Commerce, or Healthcare. A background in management consulting with a focus on Procurement or Operations is highly preferred.
  • You combine strong analytical and conceptual thinking with excellent project management and organizational skills.
  • You are a proactive, hands-on professional who enjoys driving change, building scalable structures, and collaborating with stakeholders across functions and countries.
  • You are confident using Excel and PowerPoint; experience with BI, ERP, or Procurement systems is a clear advantage.
  • You communicate fluently in both German and English.

Additional Information

About your Benefits:

In order to provide our employees with the best possible support for their individual needs, we offer a wide range of benefits: 

  • Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU. 
  • Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties. 
  • Kindergarten Grant: We offer our employees who pay for childcare in kindergarten 100,00 € (total) per month. 
  • Mental health: Get quick professional help from psychologists from nilo if you feel overwhelmed in your personal or professional life. Anonymously and free of charge. 
  • Personal Development: We are all constantly learning. That's why we support and foster your career development through internal & external training and help you grow. 
  • Mobility: Your commute matters to us. We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time. 
  • Sports & Health: Your well-being is our top priority. Therefore, we offer you a range of opportunities to improve your health. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, providing a variety of sports offers tailored to your interests. 

Skills Required

  • Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Economics, or related field
  • 2-4 years experience in Strategic Procurement, Procurement Excellence, Procurement Transformation, Supply Chain, or similar role
  • Experience in an international, fast-paced environment (Retail, E‑Commerce, or Healthcare preferred)
  • Background in management consulting with focus on Procurement or Operations
  • Strong analytical and conceptual thinking and excellent project management and organizational skills
  • Proactive, hands-on approach with ability to drive change and build scalable structures
  • Confident user of Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience with BI, ERP, or Procurement systems
  • Fluent German and English (spoken and written)
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The Company
743 Employees
Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

As Redcare Pharmacy - formerly known as Shop Apotheke Europe - we put care at the heart of everything we do, guiding people through their health to help turn bad days into better ones. We are Europe’s people-first pharmacy. Start your #Redcareer now! Let's grow together. We are an international company that is currently active in seven countries in Europe and is growing rapidly. Our headquarters as well as on of our distribution centre are located in Sevenum in the Netherlands near the German border. Our other distribution centre is in Milan, Italy. In total, we have locations in Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Tongeren, Warsaw, Milan, Lille and Eindhoven. We are always looking for new colleagues - people who not only get involved in our international team, but who want to actively take on responsibility and who want to grow together with us as a strong partner

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