Director Direct Procurement Porto

As Director Direct Procurement, you will lead the strategic development and operational excellence of the Direct Materials category across Körber’s global Procurement & Supply Chain organization. You will be responsible for shaping supplier strategies, driving cost optimization, and ensuring governance and alignment with business areas.

Your role in our team

• Function lead of the Körber Directs Procurement Lead Buyer Community, a
  - Business Area group of colleagues taking care of Körber’s top suppliers.
• Lead Buyer for one or several strategic group suppliers.
• Evolve the Direct Materials category strategy, focusing on commodity group management, supplier portfolio optimization, and strategic sourcing.
• Manage and develop relationships with
  - tier global suppliers, ensuring performance, innovation, and
  - term partnerships.
• Drive cost improvement initiatives through negotiation campaigns, supplier development, and organizational transformation projects.
• Facilitate and steer management meetings and
  - functional alignment across business units.
• Ensure global governance and compliance within the procurement function, including process harmonization and policy adherence.
• Collaborate closely with Business Areas and the Körber Lead Buyer Community to align procurement strategies with operational and financial goals.
• Monitor market trends and risks to proactively adapt sourcing strategies and ensure supply continuity.

Your profile

• University degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in Direct Procurement, ideally in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, or automotive sectors; experience in consulting is a plus.
• Proven expertise in commodity management, supplier negotiations, and strategic sourcing.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing
  - functional and international teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build internal and external networks.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages such as German or Portuguese are a plus.
• Willingness to travel internationally as part of a global role.

What we offer

• Possibility of working from home – we care about results, not locations.
• Training budget for each employee – we care about the growth of our people.
• Private health insurance – we care about health on and off working hours.
• 3 additional vacation days – we care about free time.
• Fresh fruits – we care about your daily dose of vitamins.
• Fresh coffee, tea, or water – we care about boosting your day.
• A home for passionate people who innovate, collaborate, and love what they do.
• An environment where the team thinks and acts entrepreneurially.
• An international and dynamic working atmosphere with
  - functional teams.
• The opportunity to take more responsibility and develop your career.

We are Körber – an international technology group with around 13, 000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide and a common goal: we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape technological change. In our Business Areas Pharma, Supply Chain, and Technologies, we deliver products, solutions, and services that inspire and create added value for customers. We build ecosystems that solve the challenges of today and tomorrow. Körber AG is the holding company of the Körber Group.