Global Indirect Procurement Category Leaders IT / Corporate Services / Logistics

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Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Scope: Global
Work model: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office
Employment: Full-time

Build the future of Global Indirect Procurement

Our Client is an international pharmaceutical organisation undergoing a significant transformation of its global Procurement function.

As part of this transformation, the company is building a new Global Indirect Procurement organisation covering approximately 25 countries.

The ambition is to move from a predominantly tactical, business-request-driven purchasing model towards a mature Procurement organisation with clear category ownership, strong financial accountability and a proactive role in business decision-making.

We are currently recruiting several experienced Procurement professionals to join the new team in Prague as:

Global Category Leaders

across three areas:

IT
Corporate / Professional Services
Logistics & Transportation
These roles are suited to experienced Senior Strategic Buyers, Sourcing Managers or Category / Subcategory Managers who are ready to take broader strategic responsibility within an international Procurement organisation.

The Role

As a Global Category Leader, you will take responsibility for selected subcategories and strategic initiatives within your area while actively contributing to the development and deployment of the broader global category strategy.

This is not a purely operational sourcing role.

You will be expected to:

independently lead strategic sourcing initiatives and complex negotiations,
contribute to category and subcategory strategy development,
identify savings and value-creation opportunities,
challenge demand, specifications and existing supplier models,
build and manage strategic supplier relationships,
work directly with international stakeholders,
develop independent recommendations based on market knowledge, data and commercial judgement,
understand and explain the financial impact of Procurement decisions,
operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
The organisation is deliberately looking for people who will proactively identify opportunities and help shape the Procurement agenda, rather than simply execute requests generated by the business.

Which category could be yours?

IT

The broader IT scope includes:

IT Services and managed services,
Software and Licensing,
SaaS,
Cloud Services,
Infrastructure,
IT Hardware,
related digital and technology services.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have built a meaningful part of their Procurement career within IT categories and have independently negotiated IT-related services or technology contracts.

You do not need equally deep experience across every IT subcategory. Deeper expertise in selected areas such as IT Services, Software & Licensing, SaaS or Cloud can be highly relevant.

Corporate / Professional Services

The primary scope includes:

People & Organisation / HR Services,
Recruitment and RPO,
Temporary Workforce,
Learning & Development,
Consulting Services,
related Professional Services.
The broader Corporate Services category also includes Travel, Events and Car Fleet.

We are looking for candidates with genuine category experience in Corporate / Professional Services and a strong understanding of service-provider markets, pricing models, rate structures and stakeholder dynamics.

You do not need to have managed every subcategory listed above.

Logistics & Transportation

The broader scope includes:

inbound and outbound transportation,
road freight,
air freight,
sea freight,
freight forwarding,
distribution,
3PL,
selected warehousing and logistics services.
We are particularly interested in candidates with strong Transportation / Logistics Procurement experience who understand freight markets, cost structures, capacity dynamics and supplier models.

Experience with regulated or temperature-sensitive logistics, GDP, cold chain or customs is relevant, although the primary focus is on strong Logistics Category Management capability.

What you will be responsible for

Category & Subcategory Management

Develop and deploy strategies for assigned subcategories.
Contribute actively to the broader global category strategy.
Analyse spend, demand, supplier structures, market dynamics and cost drivers.
Build sourcing and value-creation roadmaps.
Identify and prioritise commercial and savings opportunities.
Challenge demand, specifications, service models and supplier structures where appropriate.
Support implementation of category strategies across countries and stakeholder groups.
Strategic Procurement & Negotiations

Independently lead complex sourcing initiatives.
Develop commercial strategies based on market knowledge and financial analysis.
Lead negotiations with strategic suppliers.
Evaluate pricing models, commercial structures and Total Cost of Ownership.
Deliver measurable savings and broader commercial value.
Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships.
Stakeholder Management

Work directly with stakeholders across different countries, functions and organisational levels.
Translate business requirements into sound Procurement decisions.
Build credibility as a Procurement expert and business partner.
Influence and challenge stakeholders constructively.
Bring independent recommendations rather than simply execute existing requirements.
Financial Performance

Take ownership of savings and value-creation initiatives.
Build and manage a credible savings pipeline.
Understand and communicate the financial impact of Procurement decisions.
Cooperate with Finance on savings validation and reconciliation.
Contribute to cost transparency, budgeting and Long-Range Planning.
What we are looking for

We would particularly like to meet candidates who have:

solid experience in Strategic Procurement, Category Management or Subcategory Management;
meaningful experience within IT, Corporate / Professional Services or Logistics / Transportation Procurement;
independently led sourcing initiatives and complex supplier negotiations;
contributed to or developed category or subcategory strategies;
taken ownership of a defined Procurement scope rather than only supported individual tenders;
worked directly with international stakeholders;
experience in multi-country, regional or global environments;
strong commercial and financial understanding;
experience identifying and delivering measurable savings or other commercial value;
strong stakeholder-management and influencing capability;
the confidence to challenge existing requirements and ways of working constructively.
Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is not required.

Candidates from mature Procurement organisations are particularly welcome, provided they are comfortable working in an environment where not every process, tool or dataset is already fully established.

What will make you successful?

Technical Procurement knowledge alone will not be sufficient.

We are looking for people who:

take ownership and proactively build their own agenda;
understand the connection between Procurement decisions and business results;
combine strategic thinking with strong commercial execution;
challenge the status quo rather than automatically accepting existing requirements;
are comfortable forming and defending independent recommendations;
can influence stakeholders without relying on formal authority;
work effectively in an international environment;
remain pragmatic when data or processes are not yet perfect;
operate with autonomy and accountability;
work transparently and collaboratively;
bring energy, resilience and a strong results orientation.
Why consider this opportunity?

Join a newly created Global Indirect Procurement organisation at an important stage of its development.
Work across an international scope covering approximately 25 countries.
Take meaningful ownership of selected subcategories and strategic initiatives.
Contribute to category strategies rather than only execute sourcing projects.
Work directly with international business stakeholders.
Influence how supplier structures, sourcing approaches and Procurement ways of working are developed.
Contribute to a significant savings and value-creation agenda.
Join an organisation where Procurement has a strong mandate to challenge existing approaches and deliver measurable financial results.
Work in a team where ownership, independent thinking and constructive challenge are explicitly expected.
Working model and package

The role is based in Prague and follows a hybrid working model with 2 days per week in the office.

The remuneration package includes:

competitive fixed salary,
20% target annual bonus,
25 days of annual leave,
meal allowance and access to the on-site canteen,
cafeteria / flexible benefits,
pension contribution,
employer-funded life and accident insurance,
flexible working hours,
additional family-related benefits.
 

Languages

Fluent business English is essential.

Additional languages are an advantage.