Purchasing Specialist (f/m/d)

Field of work

The Corporate Purchasing comprises the sourcing management, the management of large supplier contracts, the processing of ordering processes as well as the Supplier Risk and Performance Management. Our dynamic team is growing. Join us as Specialist IT Procurement, you will have the ability to maintain strong Procurement processes while continuously adapt to additional controls and workflows to ensure compliance with Deutsche Börse Group´s Purchasing framework.

What can you expect?

• Issue the Request for Proposals (RFPs), including developing the bid documents, managing the bid process while ensuring fairness and compliance, evaluating proposals and negotiating contracts with suppliers in order to obtain the best contract price and terms to protect the Group.
• Analyze spend activity and identifying opportunities to aggregate demand, standardize and minimize costs.
• Analyze data, reconcile various data sources to develop required reports on a regular basis to track and monitor various areas of NA Procurement to optimize procure to pay controls.
• Assist with the middle office activities for Purchasing in collaboration with teams in Frankfurt and Luxembourg.
• Liaise with internal departments on various procurement inquiries.
• Track all aspects of the sourcing process, from initial business requirements, followed by management validation to final engagement execution.
• Participate to improvements to our Deutsche Börse Group´s Procurement standard tools (e.g., Ariba,Fieldglass) in compliance with regional controls.
• Provide support to internal clients when facing Procurement services issues.
• Work cross functionally with the various stakeholders in Europe, USA & Singapore.
• Negotiate, contribute to the Procurement savings objectives as the Procurement services processes are streamlined and implemented.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, economics or applied sciences.
• 3+ years’ experience in procurement preferred.
• Knowledge of the English language is required.
• Excellent work ethics and ability to work with confidential information.
• Interpersonal skills to successfully collaborate with various teams of professionals and liaise with internal and external groups/ individuals, locally, regionally and globally.
• Ability to analyze complex situations in a timely and effective manner.
• Critical thinking while considering impact on overall business.  
• Very good knowledge of Procurement operation as it relates to category management, including IT, external resources.

You can look forward to our benefit package

• Hybrid working model
• Discounted company shares
• Meal allowance & Flexible benefit account
• Free Multisport card & annual transportation ticket in Prague
• High-coverage life and accident insurance & Pension Fund contribution
• Extra Vacation days
• Personal Learning & development budget
• Company initiatives (LGBT+ network, ToastMasters, Women@DBG, ...) and way more!