Senior Procurement Manager
The Senior Procurement Manager will deliver both savings and strong relationships with new and existing vendors. There is a significant focus on business partnering and execution. The role holder will own strategic categories/business units to drive improvements in products and services for the best prices and terms.
YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE:
- Together with internal stakeholders you will define the purchasing roadmap of your spend categories, supporting both ad-hoc spend >25K as well as significant contracts with key vendors 0.5 - 5M
- You will work alongside other Procurement Managers covering a diverse range of categories that will include:
- Tech (SaaS, Infrastructure, Hardware & Licensing)
- Professional Services & Human Resources
- Real Estate (Property, Facilities & Services)
- Marketing (specifically Digital & Offline Media)
- You will negotiate beyond the basic negotiation practices to deliver maximum value for FREENOW, also in very difficult negotiation positions
- You will analyze the current and future spending as well as the current purchasing procedures
- You will establish and maintain positive relationships with key strategic suppliers
- You will represent FREENOW in supplier negotiations
- As a service provider for the whole group you will gain cross-functional trust and respect, and will build expertise for strategic categories
- You will identify and drive improvement initiatives aiming to optimize costs while ensuring best quality services
- You will ensure that the procurement process is followed consistently
- You will help to design and implement a purchasing system
- At least 3 years in procurement role or a management consulting company with a focus on procurement
- You have deep negotiation knowledge and can apply advanced negotiations skills in different negotiation strategies
- Ability to support multiple annual spend cycles with specific examples of the addressable spend identified and savings achieved
- You seek feedback from others, as you see potential in it to grow and develop
- Proven track record of negotiating with partners from a range of different European Countries, having a good awareness of procurement practices and standards from different markets (ideally: Germany, UK & Ireland, Spain but open to other markets)
- You are confident to go into internal discussions and win the otherside through strategically communicated arguments
- Solid understanding of processes and the confidence to manage projects and people successfully
- You have fluent spoken and written English skills (German is a plus) and are able to combine them with strong communication skills
- You have a good working knowledge of Google tools, ERP and Excel/Gsheet
- Flexible working arrangements
- LinkedIn Learning
- Sabbatical & special leave policies
- WeRoad partnership
- Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
- Short term EU work policy
- Mobility Credit
- Health Insurance
- Employee assistance program
We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work. SEE WHAT OUR AWESOME COLLEAGUES SAY ABOUT US: ABOUT FREENOW: We are Freenow, the European taxi app with the broadest multi-mobility offering, available in 9 markets and over 180 cities. Our app gives millions of passengers the freedom to move with a wide choice of services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds and public transport. Headquartered in Hamburg and led by our CEO Thomas Zimmermann, we are on a mission to make urban mobility more efficient, sustainable and inclusive.Since July 2025 we have been part of Lyft, a global mobility platform connecting riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together we are building a more caring and connected world, creating new opportunities for innovation, growth and impact.
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