Senior Procurement Manager

.Location: We are flexible! Come and join us either in Hamburg, Madrid or AthensWe are looking for an experienced Senior Procurement Manager (f/m/d). This highly visible role is focused on strategic stakeholder management and advanced negotiations.The Senior Procurement Manager will deliver both savings and strong relationships with new and existing vendors. There is a significant focus on business partnering and execution. The role holder will own strategic categories/business units to drive improvements in products and services for the best prices and terms.YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE:- Together with internal stakeholders you will define the purchasing roadmap of your spend categories, supporting both ad-hoc spend > 25K as well as significant contracts with key vendors 0.5 - 5M- You will work alongside other Procurement Managers covering a diverse range of categories that will include:- Tech (SaaS, Infrastructure, Hardware & Licensing)- Professional Services & Human Resources- Real Estate (Property, Facilities & Services)- Marketing (specifically Digital & Offline Media)- You will negotiate beyond the basic negotiation practices to deliver maximum value for FREENOW, also in very difficult negotiation positions- You will analyze the current and future spending as well as the current purchasing procedures- You will establish and maintain positive relationships with key strategic suppliers- You will represent FREENOW in supplier negotiations- As a service provider for the whole group you will gain cross-functional trust and respect, and will build expertise for strategic categories- You will identify and drive improvement initiatives aiming to optimize costs while ensuring best quality services- You will ensure that the procurement process is followed consistently- You will help to design and implement a purchasing systemTO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:You should be a consolidating and reliable character, highly self-motivated, who thrives in a fast paced, highly dynamic environment. You are offering both; an understanding of numbers and people