Procurement

• Act as ILIAS' central procurement partner across six legal entities.
• Own the end to end purchasing process, including operational purchasing, purchase order management and the coordination of procurement activities.
• Develop and implement a consistent procurement approach across the organisation.
• Operationalise and continuously improve the Purchase to Pay (P2P) framework and procurement governance.
• Lead supplier selection, RFQ and tender processes.
• Manage procurement activities for software, hardware, SaaS solutions, ICT services, facility services and professional services.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract management together with Legal & Compliance.
• Build trusted supplier relationships and further develop vendor management practices.
• Improve procurement reporting, spend visibility and procurement processes.
• Advise stakeholders on procurement decisions that balance commercial value, governance and long term organisational goals.

Strategic Procurement Specialist

• **Duties & Role:**
• __Continuity management__
• - Contributes to the development of continuity management plans.
• - Identifies information and communication systems that support critical business processes.
• - Coordinates the business impact analysis and the assessment of risks.
• - Coordinates the planning, designing, and testing of contingency plans.
• __Business situation analysis__
• - Plans, manages and investigates business situation analysis where there is significant ambiguity and complexity.
• - Advises on the approach and techniques to be used for business situation analysis.
• - Ensures holistic view adopted to identify and analyse wide-ranging problems and opportunities.
• - Engages and collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders, including those at the management level.
• - Gains agreement from stakeholders to conclusions and recommendations.
• - Contributes to definition of organisational standards and guidelines for business situation analysis.
• - Develops the change management approach and a change management plan in collaboration with sponsors, users and project teams.
• - Creates and implements action plans to ensure everything is ready for the change before going live.
• - Acquires change management resources and develops their capabilities to deliver the required changes.
• - Gathers feedback to allow timely improvements to the change management plan and approach.
• - Assesses risks and takes preventative action.
• - Develops and communicates tailored change management plans for senior stakeholder groups.
• - Provides guidance and makes suggestions to support change sponsors.
• __Supplier management__
• - Develops organizational policies, standards, and guidelines to ensure effective supplier management across the integrated supply chain.
• - Defines the approach for commercial communications and the management of relationships with suppliers.
• - Establishes a positive and effective working environment with suppliers for mutual benefit.
• - Ensures that resources and tools are in place to conduct bench-marking.
• - Reviews supplier analysis and assesses effectiveness across the supply chain.
• - Manages risks and assures the quality of the services delivered by suppliers.
• - Leads the development of comprehensive stakeholder management strategies and plans.
• - Builds long-term, strategic relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external).
• - Facilitates the engagement of stakeholders in support of the delivery of services and change projects.
• - Acts as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders, facilitating relationships between them.
• - Negotiates to ensure that stakeholders understand and agree on what will meet their needs, and that appropriate agreements are defined.
• - Oversees monitoring of relationships including lessons learned and appropriate feedback.
• - Leads actions to improve relations and open communications with and between stakeholders.
• - Trains others on evaluating products or services from multiple vendors.
• - Advises on appropriate solutions to complex multiple vendor problems.
• - Leads in the regulated use of materials and forms for the selection of products and vendors.
• - Evaluates overall considerations such as product and vendor risks, and provides recommendations.
• - Optimizes standard processes to maximize the efficiency of organizational products or services.
• - Designs and develops product and vendor selection criteria and requirements.
• __Vendor Management__
• - Builds and maintains partnerships with multiple and/or large vendors
• - Ensures the fulfilment of report and record-keeping requirements.
• - Evaluates issues and terminates vendor relationships as appropriate; works with legal departments.
• - Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements.
• - Develops quality standards and controls for vendor selection.
• - Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk.

Smartsourcing and Vendor Manager

• Execute a global IT strategy aligned with company growth plans. Partner with leaders to drive operational excellence, and scalable processes for employee IT journey.
• Own and refine the end-to-end software and hardware procurement lifecycle. Negotiate enterprise contracts for our internal GTM and engineering stack to maximize ROI and ensure budget predictability.
• Establish data governance frameworks to ensure accuracy, reliability, and compliance across all internal systems. Partner with the Security team to implement robust zero-trust network policies and endpoint management.
• Build models to evaluate discounting and vendor deal structures, and measure IT service performance using clear KPIs and dashboards.
• Manage the operational challenges of a distributed global team and support local markets with tailored hardware strategies while maintaining a centralized global structure.

Head of IT, Procurement

• Define and implement the global category strategy for Logistics
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations
• Optimize logistics networks, cost structures, and supply chain resilience
• Analyze markets and risks
• Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships both internal as with the supplier community
• Ensure compliance, governance, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate closely with international stakeholders across supply chain, production, and business units
• Contribute to the ongoing transformation of procurement
• Lead and develop team members

Senior Category Manager – Logistics

• Play a key role in Umicore’s evolution from transactional procurement to a strategic, enterprise-wide value partner
• Define and own the category strategy and multi‑year roadmap for Enterprise Services
• Set standards for how Umicore buys within your category (sourcing approaches, templates, governance rules, contracting guardrails)
• Drive sourcing activities and negotiations with key suppliers
• Lead the category operating rhythm (pipeline prioritization, performance tracking, escalation management)
• Ensure compliance, risk control, and alignment with internal stakeholders (Legal, Finance, Risk, IT/Architecture)
• Act as a trusted partner to business stakeholders, balancing enterprise standards with business needs
• Contribute to the continuous professionalization of Procurement, including mentoring colleagues
• Lead and develop a small team

Category Manager – Corporate, IT

• Take ownership of selected Corporate Services subcategories (such as legal, marketing, facilities, travel, and fleet)
• Translate category strategies into concrete sourcing initiatives
• Support supplier management
• Work closely with stakeholders across the organization
• Lead sourcing and contract renewal initiatives for Corporate Services subcategories
• Manage supplier relationships, performance follow-up, and renewal planning
• Maintain and track category pipelines and sourcing activities
• Support stakeholders by challenging demand and identifying smarter sourcing options
• Work in line with defined procurement standards, tools, and governance
• Contribute to dashboards, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure consistent use of procurement systems, including Ariba

Junior Category Manager – Corporate Services

• Play an important role in strengthening Umicore’s transition from transactional buying towards a more strategic, category-driven procurement organization
• Focus will be category management within the Chemicals domain
• Define and drive category strategies for Chemicals with a multi-year perspective
• Contribute to the standardization of sourcing approaches, governance rules, and contracting frameworks across regions
• Lead or support strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiations with key suppliers in the Chemicals category
• Build a global view of the category, leveraging best practices across business units
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders while balancing category strategy with business needs

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