Title: Head of Procurement - Germany
Location: Frankfurt
Reporting to: Country MD
About Swissport
We are a global leader in sustainable and responsible airport services provision, renowned for our unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and exceptional service, shaping a future where air travel thrives on reliability, efficiency, and experience.
In 2023, with the support of more than 60,000 colleagues, Swissport provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 232 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.7 million tons of air freight at 115 cargo centres. Across a global network that is unparalleled in the industry, Swissport served airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across six continents.
The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision-making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact. They capture the essence of who we are at Swissport and help us deliver value across the entire company.
"Show You Care" underlines that our actions are perceived and valued from the perspective of the people around us. So, whatever we do, we do it purposefully and consciously, taking in the perspective of our colleagues, customers, and passengers.
“Doing the right things” means that we do the things that are valuable to our colleagues, customers, and passengers. We are trained to do this safely and trusted to do the right thing in any given situation.
"Win as a Team" highlights the importance of teamwork. Either we win as a team, or we fall as individuals. Together, we can surpass ourselves and handle any situation.
These values capture the essence of who we are and our unwavering commitment to excellence, and give actionable guidance for individual behaviour of employees, leaders, and executives, serving as a compass for how to act and deliver.
Job Summary
The Head of Procurement must manage the supply of products and services. The Head of Procurement has the task to lead all procurement related activities and implement the procurement strategy and policy in line with the requirements of the company.
You will work closely with business stakeholders to build consensus and alignment for change & procurement projects, advise and most importantly implement with functional or country leadership teams.
Main responsibilities
- Accountable to manage country Budget in close collaboration with finance, operations and Group Procurement.
- Lead all procurement activities in own area of responsibility for the applicable categories, as well as be responsible for the management of assigned suppliers.
- Responsible for the purchasing implementation of applicable categories, processes and tools in own area of responsibility, i.e. P2P.
- Responsible for achieving of the agreed global and regional targets for P&L Savings, Cost Avoidance and Payment Terms.
- Manages costs based on budget but not limited to Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Life-Cycle Cost evaluation, value creation.
- Accountable within the M&A process for post-merger integration measures, supplier onboarding and monitor service levels to ensure compliance and uninterrupted availability for existing clusters.
- Responsible for the establishment and management of effective relationships with suppliers (SRM).
- Close collaboration with Sales, Business Development and Finance regarding upcoming needs (forecasts, capex replacements).
- Responsible for observing market trends (innovation, overall state of supplier market and vendors).
- Effectively build and manage relationships with suppliers, using Total Cost of Ownership approach.
- Set rules of engagement with divisions/country organizations (incl. subsequent control of compliance) with respect to scope of managed categories.
- Support and assist the Group CPO in executive negotiations.
Your qualifications and competencies
- You have a Bachelor or master’s degree in engineering, Business, Economics, Procurement, Supply Chain or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of experience within procurement, supply chain, operations, logistics and transformation offices or consulting background.
- You have excellent negotiating skills and understanding of contractual key terms.
- A proven track record in delivering cost savings and driving transformational projects.
- Strong project management experience and analytical skills.
- Strong leadership skills to effectively manage category processes and cross functional teams in a matrix organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work with key stakeholders in multiple global locations and at various levels.
- Down-to-earth and positive work attitude, hands-on mentality, team worker.
- Excellent social & communication skills – able to clearly articulate position in a complex organization.
- German skills at business level (written and spoken) is a must.
- English skills at business level (written and spoken) is a must, any additional language is an advantage.
