Head of Procurement EMEA & Global Indirect Categories — Straumann
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 3 days ago
Role overview
Are you ready to unlock your potential?
At Straumann Group we’re on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and impact - driven by our mission to improve oral health and transform millions of lives worldwide.
United by purpose, we bring our best selves to work every day, embracing a high-performance, player-learner culture that inspires collaboration, curiosity, and ambition.
- Are you ready to unlock your potential?
- At Straumann Group we’re on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and impact - driven by our mission to improve oral health and transform millions of lives worldwide.
Company and context
- As a member of the newly established Global Procurement Leadership Team, the position contributes to the overall direction of the function, organizational development, capability building and execution of the global procurement strategy.
- We are looking for a senior procurement leader to shape the next chapter of Procurement across EMEA while leading selected indirect categories globally (initially Marketing and IT).
- As a member of the newly established Global Procurement Leadership Team, the position contributes to the overall direction of the function, organizational development, capability building and execution of the global procurement strategy. In this role, you will be responsible for Procurement Leadership
- Establish and lead the EMEA Procurement organization, governance, operating model and multi-year roadmap, aligned with regional priorities and the global procurement strategy.
- Act as the primary procurement partner to EMEA leadership, Technology and Global marketing leadership bringing procurement expertise into strategic and operational decisions.
- Build procurement visibility and engagement across countries, business units, manufacturing sites and functions. Procurement transformation
- Lead the EMEA procurement transformation, embedding effective category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, governance and performance practices.
- Accelerate adoption of procurement systems, analytics, data standards, digital tools and consistent ways of working. Global Category Leadership
- Hold global accountability for Marketing and IT indirect categories defining category strategies, roadmaps and value opportunities.
- Lead and develop the Marketing and IT Category Managers and strengthen cross-functional category governance.
Additional details
- In this role, you will be responsible for Procurement Leadership
- Build procurement visibility and engagement across countries, business units, manufacturing sites and functions. Procurement transformation
- Accelerate adoption of procurement systems, analytics, data standards, digital tools and consistent ways of working. Global Category Leadership
- Act as active member of Global Procurement Leadership Team, including functional strategy, organizational development, capability building and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Additional EMEA language capabilities. What Makes You a Great Fit
Notes and original content
- In this role, you will be responsible for
- Procurement Leadership
- Build procurement visibility and engagement across countries, business units, manufacturing sites and functions.
- Procurement transformation
- Accelerate adoption of procurement systems, analytics, data standards, digital tools and consistent ways of working.
- Global Category Leadership
- What you’ll bring:
- Nice to have:
- Additional EMEA language capabilities.
- What Makes You a Great Fit
Questions about this listing
What salary does Straumann offer for this role?
Straumann lists CHF 178'000 - 313'000 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Straumann offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Straumann during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
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