Global Category Manager – Corporate Services
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Göppingen • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Responsible for the strategic procurement and end-to-end category management of Professional Services such as HR, Legal, IT Services, Consulting, Travel and Facility Management across our global organization.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive category strategy, manage key suppliers and commercial agreements, and ensure cost-efficient, innovative, and future-oriented procurement decisions.
- Work closely with stakeholders from HR, Legal, IT and Finance to understand requirements, optimize total cost of ownership and drive value across the organization.
- Lead complex sourcing initiatives, negotiate high-impact contracts, and support the global procurement strategy with market insights, risk management and continuous improvement.
- Identify and drive cost reduction, process efficiency, and value creation initiatives across global, regional, and site-level for HR, Legal, IT Services and Finance categories.
- Contribute to high-impact strategic projects with visibility at executive level and help shape a future-oriented procurement landscape.
- Support the integration of sustainability, compliance, and risk management into procurement decisions and supplier selection processes.
Requirements
- Extensive professional experience (at least 3-5 years) in Strategic Procurement and Category Management, preferably in HR / Legal / IT Services Categories
- Strong knowledge of sourcing processes and supplier management
- Proven ability to manage complex supplier contracts and negotiations at a regional or global level
- Experience in driving cost optimization, efficiency improvements, and supporting category strategy implementation
- Excellent negotiation and analytical skills.
- Strong competence in analyzing spend numbers, structure projects, and communicate progress to stakeholders and the management.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational units and functions, and ability to build strong and trustful relationships with internal stakeholders as well as with Key Suppliers.
- Capable of communicating complex procurement topics clearly and persuasively
- Fluency in German and English (mandatory). Any other language skills are a plus.
Benefits
- Great compensation and benefits packages including company achievement bonus or sales bonus, company stocks and regular salary reviews
- Premiums for the private pension plan (BAV) up to the maximum amount are topped up by TeamViewer
- Public transport friendly offices
- Option to lease an e-bike (Germany only)
- Special terms for local gyms
- Access to Corporate Benefits platform with many discounts
- Regular Team events and company-wide celebrations
- Open door policy, no dress code rules, frequent all Hands and Leadership Lunches
- Hybrid and Flexible work time with up to 50% home office
- Work From Abroad Program allowing up to 40 days of work outside your contracting country
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
strategic procurementcategory managementsourcing processessupplier managementcontract negotiationcost optimizationefficiency improvementsspend analysisproject structuring
Soft skills
negotiation skillsanalytical skillscollaborationrelationship buildingcommunication skills