More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year.

Join our Last Mile Team in Munich as a (Senior) Procurement Manager (all genders) and take ownership for your Cluster.

As (Senior) Procurement Manager Last Mile you will be responsible for our Delivery Service Provider (DSP’s) of the Cluster East with an annual spend of a high double digit million Euro amount. You will lead the negotiations, make a significant contribution to the company’s success and assure the best delivery experience for our customers. You will also ensure that our suppliers deliver against key performance indicators, adhere to best-in-class quality standards and fulfil relevant legal requirements in terms of compliance.

In this role, you will be closely aligned with relevant internal stakeholders (Delivery Experience Management, Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Legal, Finance) to carve out the strategy of your cluster, establish standardizations across your cluster and discover opportunities to constantly evolve the organization.

Your tasks:

• Take ownership for a certain setting of Delivery Service Provider and be the expert for your cluster
• Set up and align budget per market & DSP and monitor budget development closely – if necessary, set up plans and take corrective actions
• Develop a dedicated strategy for each DSP that contains milestones and goals and be the executor for that strategy
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional stakeholders and develop & establish standard operating procedures
• Conduct relevant sourcing events (RFX’s), implement supplier agreements/contracts and drive cost optimization projects for your DSP’s
• Be the contact person for all contract related topics of the DSP and handle escalations for your stakeholders

• Profound experience in procurement or vendor/category management with exposure to large contract interfaces
• Excellent negotiation skills and experience in leading negotiations, sourcing events and strategic projects
• In-depth knowledge of contract drafting, management, and change control
• Ability to deliver results in a fast paced environment with conflicting priorities and requirements
• Advanced analytical skills with profound knowledge in Microsoft Excel, alongside willingness to learn proprietary systems
• Experience in e-commerce and/or logistics would be a big plus

With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 10 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect to work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with colleagues in different locations remotely or face-to-face at the office.

Our benefits:
🐾 20% discount in our zooplus shop
📖 Internal and external training
🎈 Team events
✈️ 28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
🏋️ Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul)
📱 Company mobile phone for work and personal use

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zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.