Senior Procurement Manager

Job Description

At Circle K, our vision is to become the World’s preferred Mobility partner, and we strive every day to make our customers' lives a bit easier. To achieve our vision, we continue to invest in our people and tools that will deliver an improved sales and service experience for our customers, enabling our continued growth across European and North American markets.

Circle K is looking for a new team member who will join us as:

Type of Employment: Permanent

Location: Berlin, Germany.

Visa requirements: A valid work permit from the EU/EEA (relocation assistance is not provided)

THE ROLE

The Senior Procurement Manager is responsible for managing the procurement process within a dedicated Business Unit (BU), ensuring a high-quality and compliant procurement service. This role also includes leading regional or global category strategies in close coordination with the Global Procurement Center. As a strategic business partner, the Senior Procurement Manager supports key business priorities, drives value creation, and ensures alignment with corporate procurement policies and tools.

WHAT YOU‘ LL DO

1. Value Creation

• Enable the business line to secure optimal supplier agreements, balancing cost efficiency and speed to market.

• Drive cost savings and value generation through strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.

2. Business Operations

• Collaborate with the Global Procurement Center to leverage global procurement synergies.

• Provide professional procurement support to the BU and ensure sign-off at defined procurement tollgates.

• Ensure early procurement involvement in business planning and strategic initiatives.

• Partner with Finance & Controlling (F&C) to align procurement with business strategies and change initiatives.

3. Process Ownership

• Act as process owner for the end-to-end procurement process within CK.

• Ensure compliance with procurement and HSE policies and procedures.

• Engage with key stakeholders to deliver agreed service levels.

4. Business Partnering

• Operate as a procurement business partner, guiding the business through all procurement phases like Prequalification, Strategy development, RFQ and contract development and Evaluation and negotiation

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Education:

A university degree in a relevant field such as Business, Supply Chain Management, or Engineering is required; alternatively, significant professional experience in Procurement or Supply Chain may substitute formal education.

Personality:

• Business- and solution-oriented: Focused on delivering practical, value-adding outcomes for the organization.

• Leading and supervising: Comfortable taking initiative, guiding teams, and driving performance.

• Working with people: Builds strong relationships, collaborates effectively, and fosters a positive team environment.

• Presenting and communicating: Communicates clearly and confidently across all levels of the organization.

• Proactive and forward-leaning: Anticipates challenges, takes initiative, and drives continuous improvement.

Language:

Fluency in German and English (both written and spoken) is essential for effective communication in an international environment.

IT:

Utilize procurement tools such as SAP Ariba, DocuSign, JDE, and ServiceNow would be a great benefit

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM CIRCLE K

• Attractive remuneration, vacation pay, 13th monthly salary and bonus

• Up to 34 days vacation

• Flexible working hours

• Good work-life balance

• Company pension scheme

• Distinct feedback culture

• Job Bike

• Lifetime working time account

• Use of sports and health platform with employer subsidies

• Employee fuel card with discounts

• Alimentation Couche-Tard is a proud receiver of Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for 4 years in a row.

At Circle K, our culture is shaped by our team members and how we treat each other. Our guiding principles are the core values we live by and inform all our actions and business decisions. You can find them at Values and Culture | Circle K. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Interested?

We encourage you to apply by July 20th, 2025 by sending your CV in English! We are looking forward to your application!