Procurement Manager - Marketing

<div class="content-intro"><p>We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Intelligence technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing AI, data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need your help. Care to join us?</p></div><p><strong>The Team:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reporting to our Global Head of Procurement you will work closely with various internal stakeholders and global leadership across the board to develop long-term procurement strategies. You will be part of an experienced and ambitious global procurement team. Despite the different time zones and regions, we work together very closely and support each other during daily business. In the team and at Celonis you have the opportunity to fully contribute your strengths and interests and have a direct influence on the success of the team and the company's profitability. We are looking for change makers, not just clerks.</span></p> <p><strong>The Role:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In your position as the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Procurement Manager for the Marketing category</span>, you will be responsible for strategic sourcing, evaluating and purchasing marketing and event related services. You will help implementing and enforcing procurement policies and procedures to ensure high quality in suppliers and deliverables.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This position is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Madrid based</span> with a hybrid work model. </span></p> <p><strong>The work you’ll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ownership of strategic sourcing strategies and supplier relationships to actively support the speed, flexibility and scale required in the Marketing category.</li> <li>Strengthen partnership with key internal stakeholders, positioning procurement as a proactive, collaborative and results driven function. Act quickly on business needs, balancing risk management with urgency ensuring that procurement is an accelerator not a bottleneck. </li> <li>Lead and execute the commercial negotiations for marketing spend to secure the most favorable commercial terms and pricing structures, unlocking value that directly supports the company growth and efficiency objectives. </li> <li>Lead discussions with Marketing leadership regarding strategy for current and longer-term purchasing needs.</li> <li>Track and report key functional metrics to avoid increases in costs and improve cost effectiveness</li> <li>Drive the simplification and optimization of the procurement process for marketing spend leveraging automation for efficiency and improved user experience. Follow lean, fit-for-purpose procurement approaches that scale without slowing the business.</li> <li>Ensure professional and consistent supplier management is applied across the supply base in line with the internal policies</li> </ul> <p><strong>The qualifications you need:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">4+ years experience</span> in purchasing marketing and event related services</li> <li>Experience in corporate event management and developing different and durable sourcing strategies for different types of marketing services </li> <li>Strong ability to deal with different internal stakeholders and in multinational teams</li> <li>Work in an analytical way and excellent negotiation skills</li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Strong communications</span> skills and feel comfortable to act on all hierarchy levels</li> <li>Independent and entrepreneurial way of working</li> <li>Experience in a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">hyper-growth company</span> or comparable company</li> <li>Ability and discipline in communicating to the internal stakeholders </li> <li>Professionalism in communicating t ... (truncated, view full listing at source)