For more than 100 years, ZEISS medical technology has been driving progress in ophthalmology and microsurgery. In ophthalmology, our solutions help maintain and improve people's vision at every stage of their lives. In microsurgery, our solutions enable targeted intervention in diseased tissue so that small and sensitive organs continue to function optimally. Medical technology from ZEISS supports medical professionals in improving the lives of patients worldwide. The fact that our actions have a direct impact on people's well-being is what drives us every day.

Your role

Develop, maintain and harmonize global procurement policies, guidelines, processes and tools (incl. IT-tools), to ensure efficient workflows

Represent Strategic Procurement for process- / systems & tools- / methods- / KPI- questions

Drive, support and monitor global implementation of procurement best practices, including train-ing programs

Act as Business Process Owner for Strategic Procurement (procure-to-pay process)

Work with procurement heads to deliver best-in-class capabilities and optimize the end-to-end procurement process

Oversee the procurement digitalization roadmap in collaboration with group strategy and key stakeholders

Lead, coordinate and support overarching procurement projects and activities

Develop a data-driven culture and ensure the availability of up-to-date, integrated, and consistent procurement data

Monitor and report on procurement performance

Ensure compliance with procurement regulations and procedures

Integration of new departments / functions / companies into Meditec Procurement organization

Leading PMI activities for Strategic Procurement

Supporting internal audits and audits from external authorities

National- and international travel activities

Your profile

Procurement professional with 5+ years of experience in consulting or international matrix environments, with strengths in designing and implementing effective organization, processes and modern procurement tools at a global level

Experienced in implementing or managing processes in regard to source-to contract, purchase-to-pay and/or global business services

Excellent communication skills and capability to animate diverse and demanding stakeholders to foster collaborations, implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement.

Service-oriented capability to bring a strategic vision and hands-on contribution to achieve goals

Analytical, fact based, strong conceptual skills and able to make solid business cases

Fluent in English and preferable a 2nd language like German or French

Good knowledge in SAP-MM and MS-Office

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Katharina Dandorfer, Melike Bostanci, Simone Kundler