Head of Global Purchasing Governance – Contracts

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🔥 26 minutes ago

🌐 Austria, Italy, +2 more countries – Remote

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💵 €86.8k / month

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

👻 Ghost score 20%

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🗣️🇩🇪 German Required

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Magna

51 - 200 employees

🏨 Hospitality

✈️ Travel

🏠 Real Estate

Hospitality • Travel • Real Estate

Magna is a planned region within NEOM in northwest Saudi Arabia. It is presented as part of the NEOM masterplan, positioned as a mixed-use development area intended to support the project’s goals for a knowledge-based, sustainable economy, leveraging NEOM’s land, energy, water, digital and transport infrastructure. Magna sits alongside other NEOM regions and is associated with regional development, connectivity and conservation efforts within the broader NEOM initiative.

📋 Description

• Drive the global purchasing contracts and agreements strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and supporting long-term organizational success • Develop best-in-class contract standards, terminology, and governance frameworks • Lead the digital transformation of contract management, including AI-driven solutions and process simplification • Partner with Legal, Finance, Sales, and Procurement stakeholders to develop robust contract solutions that balance risk, value creation, and operational needs • Provide expert negotiation support to global purchasing teams, advising on contractual language, commercial trade-offs, risk mitigation, and financial implications • Establish and monitor KPIs to ensure contract compliance, process excellence, and sustainable business value • Lead cross-functional projects to implement and optimize purchasing documentation and agreement processes • Strengthen data-driven decision-making across Purchasing, Logistics, and Supply Chain functions • Identify and mitigate supplier, commercial, financial, sustainability and geopolitical risks • Translate sustainability trends and regulatory requirements into supplier expectations and sourcing strategies

🎯 Requirements

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data and insights into effective business decisions and measurable results • Solid understanding of global supply chain risk management, emerging procurement technologies, and market trends • Strong global mindset with the ability to think and act beyond regional boundaries, balancing local requirements with global business objectives. • Willingness to travel on business to the extent of 30 % (based on calendar year) • University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline • Solid professional experience in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, with a proven track record in driving strategic initiatives, global negotiations, and sourcing excellence • Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across global cross-functional teams • Fluency in German and English, combined with a proactive, results-oriented, and innovative approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement

🏖️ Benefits

• flexible working hours • remote work • various paternal leave models • employee profit sharing • Corporate Benefits Program • diverse array of offerings in the context of workplace health promotion • extensive training options • exciting internal development opportunities • attractive career paths • international and diverse environment • open door culture • state-of-the-art system landscape

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