Procurement Process & Systems Specialist – m/f/d
RIEDEL Communications
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Wuppertal • Germany
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About the role
- Own and continuously improve procurement processes across the full procure-to-order lifecycle
- Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and compliance risks and implement sustainable improvement initiatives
- Act as key user for SAP and other procurement systems, supporting testing, rollouts, system enhancements, and providing training and user guidance
- Define, monitor, and analyze procurement KPIs and develop reporting structures, dashboards, and controlling activities such as spend analysis and savings tracking
- Develop and maintain procurement tools, templates, methodological standards, and ensure consistent application of procurement policies, processes, and governance standards
- Drive data quality improvements within procurement systems and master data structures to enhance transparency and performance
- Support the procurement team with analytical insights, process guidance, and cross-functional collaboration with procurement, finance, controlling, IT, and business stakeholders
- Coordinate procurement sustainability activities, including environmental compliance, regulatory requirements, and CO₂ transparency
- Contribute to change management, training activities, and continuous improvement of the procurement organization
Requirements
- Completed studies in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement or a comparable qualification
- Several years of experience in procurement or procurement-related functions, ideally with focus on processes and systems
- Practical understanding of procure-to-order processes and operational procurement workflows
- Strong experience working with SAP and other procurement tools; key-user experience is a plus
- Experience with procurement reporting, KPI tracking, and basic procurement controlling activities
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and data quality, as well as hands-on, solution-oriented working style
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across functions (e.g., procurement, finance, controlling, IT, and business stakeholders)
- Fluent German and excellent English skills (written and spoken)
Benefits
- 30 days of vacation
- Exclusive employee discounts
- Corporate benefits
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Mobile working in the hybrid model
- Childcare support services
- Services for relatives care
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Free coffee at the in-house coffee bar
- Freshly prepared meals in the canteen at fair prices
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurement processesprocure-to-order lifecycleprocurement KPIsspend analysissavings trackingdata quality improvementsanalytical insightsprocurement reportingKPI trackingprocurement controlling
Soft Skills
attention to detailsolution-oriented working stylecollaboration skillscross-functional collaborationchange managementtraining activities