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Indirect Procurement Specialist DACH

ID:  1700
Date of Posting:  Jul 14, 2025
Business Area:  Procurement
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  Hybrid
Location: 

Ulm, DE

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Mid-senior

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and turnover of over Euro 2bn.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive Indirect Procurement roadmap across the DACH region.  You will lead the adoption of the Procurement culture in the area  and ensure operational excellence in indirect procurement — overseeing a spend of approximately $40M across all indirect categories.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analysing spending & contracts to identify priorities
  • Managing the Indirect spending and footprint to lead cost reduction and efficacy in services delivery and quality
  • Contributing to the decision-making process by logically presenting ideas to decision makers, being a strong logic thinker, using information to accurately make timely decisions.
  •  Defines the DACH procurement strategy and standards and leads selection of suppliers in accordance with the Regional Manager
  • Working with the stakeholders to identify spend areas and organize buying processes with the goal of identifying savings and/or to ensure the business continuity
  • Supports the fostering of procurement culture implementation.

Required Education

  • Bachelor Engineering/Economy preferred

Required Skills and Experience

  • Attitude towards stakeholder management
  • Analytical skills and Tender management experience
  • At least 5 years of Indirect Procurement experience

Preferred Experience

  • International context
  • Pharma Market

Technical Competencies

  • SAP knowledge
  • E-procurement platform experience
  • MS office (Excel and PowerPoint as a must)

Required Behaviours and Competencies

  • Ability to work with cross-functional team within the organization with significant communication and relational skills
  • Be flexible, proactive and able to manage simultaneously different activities within a dynamic and fast-paced context
  • Good organizational and priority handling skills

Required Languages

German and English – French and Italian as a plus

Travel required in %

30% in DACH Area – 10% France and others

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold, we invite you to apply today.

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