Senior Strategic Buyer

Role Overview

• Responsibility for strategically relevant categories and suppliers
• Actively mitigate price increases
• Achieve real cost savings
• Data-driven and AI-supported procurement
• Independent management of defined suppliers and categories
• Build and manage supplier scorecards (delivery reliability, quality, costs)
• Run structured tenders/RFQs, negotiate terms and handle renegotiations
• Establish and maintain full spend transparency
• Benchmarks, price analyses, category-level forecasting, reporting and KPI management vis-à-vis VP and COO
• LLM-supported market research and contract review
• Automate recurring sourcing workflows and help shape modern, data-driven sourcing methods

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in strategic procurement/sourcing, ideally in FMCG / pet food / food
• Independent responsibility for tenders and negotiations in double-digit million-euro volumes
• Experience with data-driven sourcing methods and market intelligence
• Confidence in dealing with critical suppliers (scale, conflict situations, brand relevance)
• AI affinity & data-driven mindset — you use modern data and AI tools natively
• Hands-on, assertive, results-oriented
• Business fluent in German and English

Benefits

• Responsible, exciting and varied tasks with a lot of freedom to shape things in a dynamic company that values flat hierarchies and an open, relaxed working atmosphere with an informal, first-name culture
• A friendly, open team of around 340 employees in Munich, Leipzig and Albourne (UK) with several beloved office dogs at our locations
• Flexible working hours based on trust, home office options including a financial contribution toward your home office equipment and the possibility to work from abroad for several months
• 28 days of vacation plus the option to take up to 20 days of unpaid leave as well as special leave
• Various internal & external development opportunities that you can choose independently according to your interests
• Various employee discounts — for people and pets!
• Regular team, company and family & friends events
• Relax in our social area with a foosball table or challenge your colleagues on our cozy sofa area to a Mario Kart battle (or another Nintendo Switch game)
• High-quality, fully equipped kitchen where you can cook or bake great cakes
• Free: coffee, hot chocolate, tea and other cold soft drinks such as water and juices, as well as fresh fruit, small snacks and a well-stocked candy drawer
• EGYM Wellpass membership: With our subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership you get access to thousands of sports and wellness facilities — including gyms, swimming pools, climbing halls, yoga and pilates studios and many other offers
• Access to modern AI tools: We provide modern AI tools to help you work more efficiently, develop new ideas and further expand your skills in an ever-changing digital world
• Many other great benefits that we will be happy to present to you during the recruitment process