Global Procurement Specialist – m/f/d
Valneva
Procurement Professional – Freight Management
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Vienna • 🇦🇹 Austria
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💰 €43,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- As a Procurement Professional, you are responsible for supporting the planning, implementation, and optimisation of ALDI’s freight procurement
- Your tasks include conducting research, preparing and managing tenders, and supporting contract negotiations
- You will perform market analyses to identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements
- You will collaborate with international suppliers and with all ALDI SOUTH countries worldwide
- You will maintain and control records to meet deadlines, ensuring that information in all systems is kept accurate and up to date
- You act as the primary contact for developing existing and establishing new supplier relationships
- You will analyze and document current business processes and propose cross-functional strategies
- Preparing and editing contracts and presentation materials are also part of your responsibilities
Requirements
- Initial experience in procurement, ideally in freight, logistics, or supply chain management
- University degree or commercial vocational training completed
- Experience with tendering and contracting processes, including working with Transporeon, SAP Transportation Management, and SAP Ariba, and collaborating with external suppliers and consultants
- Understanding of freight cost structures, logistics networks, and sustainability initiatives within supply chain management
- Ability to work independently and take responsibility for results
- Proficient in MS Office
- Fluent in English; knowledge of German is a strong advantage
- Excellent attention to detail and a structured mindset
- Independent, cooperative, and reliable working style
Benefits
- 6 weeks of annual leave per year for all employees
- A range of subsidised childcare support options
- Flexible remote work options — from home or anywhere within Austria (up to 13 days per month), and from abroad (up to 30 days per year, selected countries)
- Mobile devices provided to enable flexible working
- Relocation support (including visas/permits, home search, and moving allowance)
- Free and subsidised healthy food and drinks provided at work
- Subsidised public transport
- Bike leasing program to save up to 20% on bike costs to encourage sustainable transport and improve affordability
- Discounts across a wide range of retailers in categories such as fashion, travel, sports, and more
- Access to all training required to excel in your role
- Extensive personal and professional development opportunities
- High level of responsibility in a diverse and international business environment
- Cross-border collaboration with teams across countries
- Private health insurance discounts
- Comprehensive wellbeing and (mental) health support
- On-site and online sports offering through Wellpass membership
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
procurementfreightlogisticssupply chain managementtenderingcontractingmarket analysiscost-saving opportunitiesbusiness process analysispresentation preparation
Soft skills
independent workingresponsibilityattention to detailstructured mindsetcooperative workingreliable working style