Hager Group

Senior Category Sourcing Manager – Professional Services

Hager Group

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Obernai • France

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Responsible for designing, structuring and managing a category panel of vendors, service providers and other business partners.
  • Organize and lead market benchmarking, competitive bidding (call for tenders) and selection processes with multi-domain stakeholders.
  • Promote collaboration across Hager’s businesses to identify synergies and negotiate aggregated volumes to secure commercial benefits.
  • Report on progress against purchasing roadmaps for assigned spend categories and oversee execution of initiatives.
  • Deliver high-level performance within a collaborative culture, focusing on process standardization, implementation of best practices and regulatory compliance.
  • Drive the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements into purchasing activities and ensure suppliers align with Hager’s objectives as set out in the Code of Sustainable Purchasing.

Requirements

  • Academic degree or relevant qualification in business management, industrial management, information technology or engineering.
  • Minimum of 7 years’ experience in procurement/purchasing.
  • Operational and technical understanding—experience related to consultancy, project management or Agile methodologies in digital environments is an advantage.
  • Proven ability to navigate and collaborate across departments, business units, geographies and disciplines.
  • Strong presence and interpersonal skills with the drive to build effective partnerships with key internal stakeholders, vendors/service providers and other business partners.
  • Demonstrated negotiation skills with familiarity in contractual negotiations, contract development and local regulatory requirements.
  • Fluent English; German and/or French language skills are a plus.
  • Experience with SAP; knowledge of SAP Ariba is a plus.
Benefits
  • Personalized onboarding program designed to make your first days smooth.
  • Opportunities to learn and grow through Hager Group’s award-winning Hi University.
  • Strong internal career opportunities—over 25% of our hires come through internal mobility.
  • An international working environment in an exciting and growing industry.
  • Meal allowance for lunch in our canteen (depending on location).
  • Complimentary beverages.
  • Company medical care.
  • Health days.
  • Regional holiday programs for employees’ children.
  • Guaranteed salary progression: collective agreements for the chemical, metal and electrical industries ensure salary development in line with the sector.
  • Company pension plan.
  • Individual personnel development programs.
  • 30 days of annual leave.
  • Regular employee events to encourage cross-departmental exchange.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
procurementpurchasingcontract developmentnegotiationproject managementAgile methodologiesmarket benchmarkingcompetitive biddingregulatory complianceenvironmental, social and governance (ESG)
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscollaborationpartnership buildingcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsnegotiation skillsstakeholder managementcross-departmental collaborationpresence