(Senior) Procurement Operations and Deployment Specialist with German

• Support the development and execution of country/MSC Procurement plans, sourcing initiatives, and category strategies.
• Ensure Procurement governance, compliance, contracting, approvals, and policy adherence in line with global standards.
• Act as the key Procurement Business Partner for country/MSC leadership and represent Procurement in leadership and governance forums.
• Align Procurement activities with business priorities, financial planning processes, and changing operational needs.
• Monitor end-to-end Procurement processes and address performance, governance, or service delivery gaps.
• Identify spend optimization opportunities, supplier risks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage supplier relationships, business reviews, audits, and support sourcing and negotiation activities where required.
• Drive the deployment and adoption of global/regional contracts, Procurement tools, and process changes.
• Lead Procurement projects, manage escalations, and coordinate issue resolution across business, GBS, Sourcing Hub, and Category teams.
• Monitor KPIs, risks, and operational performance, while ensuring best practices and lessons learned are documented and shared.

• 10+ years of Procurement experience, including purchasing, category management, and contract lifecycle management.
• 5+ years of experience in a multinational and global business environment.
• Strong expertise in procurement operating models, governance, policies, and end-to-end procurement processes.
• Proven project management and continuous improvement experience, with the ability to lead initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a data-driven and results-oriented approach.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across functions and levels.
• Highly organized, adaptable, and resilient, with the ability to prioritize competing demands and drive change.
• Sound financial and performance management knowledge, including budgeting, KPI tracking, and performance measurement.
• Advanced proficiency in procurement technologies and systems, including SAP, SAP Ariba, Power BI, e-sourcing and contract management tools, as well as Microsoft Office applications.
• Fluent English and German with willingness to travel up to 10% and work flexibly across global time zones in a hybrid work environment.

There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have - all dedicated to your professional journey.

• Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world
• Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development
• A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one
• A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience
• The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company