About Huawei
Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.
At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 180,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions.
Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.
Job Title: Indirect Procurement Manager
Job Location: Dusseldorf, Germany
About the Role:
As the business has been continually growing, we are now currently looking for a procurement manager for indirect business to support our category management and procurement practice across 11 countries in Western Europe region. You will be the key person to plan, contribute and allocate procurement solutions to ensure high business efficiency. The role might involve business trips occasionally within Europe.
Apart from experienced procurement experts, we also take notice of those enthusiastic individuals who’re determined in the career for procurement and are willing to grow within Huawei.
Main Responsibilities:
- Responsible for category procurement across 11 countries in Western Europe region
- Provide strategic procurement solutions to meet business requirements
- Ensure procurement business compliance is well followed in the practice
- Ensure requirements and key targets from HQ and Western Europe Regional office are met
- Optimize the procurement system process to improve business efficiency.
- Execute HQ and Western Europe strategies with effective solutions based on various circumstances of different countries.
- Supplier control: strategic negotiation, specialize in supplier management in sourcing, examining, qualification, performance analysis etc.
- Identify lessons learnt from business case and ensure these contribute the growth of the team
Core Competence Skills:
- Ideally, 3-5 years work experience in procurement, purchasing, vendor management etc.
- Ideally, Bachelor degree in business, economics, logistics, supply chain and other related area
- A good level of understanding about Facility management, Real Estate business, vehicle renting business etc.
- A good level of understanding about Budget control, Project Management, Process Control, Quality control and other relevant business areas.
- Understand procurement sourcing rules and channels, with effective methodology to source quality products and services to meet our business needs.
- Familiar with supplier selection methods: i.e. bidding, negotiation, price comparison etc.
- Familiar with procurement process, rules and regulations
- Understand legitimate regulation and compliance standards in Western Europe regions (i.e. anti-corruption law)
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, which include ability to instruct, negotiate, manage suppliers and vendors to meet our business needs
- A dynamic team player that’s able to work under pressure, with a can-do attitude
- Articulate with strong written and verbal communication skills in English is mandatory (Other languages i.e. Chinese/German is highly appreciating)
Important: To be considered for this role, applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU.
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What We Offer:
We offer you an exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest growing multinational telecommunication companies, challenging work and a competitive salary package. Personal development is ensured through many training opportunities in Western Europe and abroad.
