Executive Manger (m/f/d) International Procurement Pizza

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY You will be responsible for shaping, leading, and continuing the procurement strategy for global and regional commodity groups within our Pizza category. As a member of the International Procurement Board, you will drive the implementation of defined standards, value creation, and the overarching procurement strategy. You will lead and empower an international team of Category & Commodity Managers, enabling sustainable success, growth, and high performance. In addition, you will foster the professional development of your team members through learning, feedback, recruiting, and talent management, as well as by creating a supportive and performance-driven work environment. You strategic leadership for the commodity groups and empower your team to develop, evolve, and successfully implement impactful commodity group strategies in close collaboration with international stakeholders Furthermore, you will be responsible for global standards, processes, and aligning product categories with current market dynamics and relevant value drivers. You will lead strategic and complex international negotiations, manage critical escalations, and make well-informed decisions even in challenging market environments. In addition, you will initiate and lead international, cross-functional projects and participate in due diligence processes as part of M&A. Value creation is your mission: You'll identify and implement value engineering initiatives, leverage new technologies and market trends, and assess the success of rollouts, line extensions, renovations, and innovation projects within the Portfolio Pizza Team from a prospect. You will build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders worldwide. In addition, you will drive governance topics, active shaping the development of the target operating model, and provide strategic input to relevant steering committees.

WHAT YOU BRING You hold a university degree and are an accomplished professional with many years of international experience and proven expertise in strategic procurement or commodity management for key and complex product groups.Ideally, you have several years of leading experience international teams. In addition, you are familiar with the demands of a global procurement environment. You are proficient in SAP, especially MM, and modern analytics environments search as BW, Datasphere, or comparable solutions, as well as standard MS365 applications. You are experienced in working within relevant procurement and process structures. You leverage artificial intelligence and digital technologies to transform procurement processes, enable data-driven decision-making, and unlock new opportunities for value creation, innovation, and competitiveness. You impress with excellent communication skills, flexibility, and a strong team mindset. Your structured thinking and working style clearly set you apart. You are highly goal- and solution-oriented, ownership of your decisions and actions, and combine strong thinking with a genuine passion for continuous processes, capabilities, and ways of working. You are distinguished by strategic and entrepreneurial thinking, a strong affinity for numbers, and intercultural competence. Fluency in German and English, combined with a willingness to travel home, completes your profile.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU Attractive remuneration Flexible work models & mobile work 30 days of vacation plus Special vacation at Christmas & New Year's Eve Onboarding and professional development opportunities Excellent employee restaurant and discounts in the Dr. Oetker Shop Events and celebrations Sports, health and fitness offers Pension plan, Sabbatical and JobRad Employee Assistance Program (EAP), this offers professional support in all situation, search as assistance with childcare, finding au pairs, and advice on care services. Daycare cooperation for children, holiday childcare and laundry service