Head of Indirect Procurement (m/w/d)

Summary

This is a unique opportunity to lead a strategic indirect procurement function. Reporting directly to the COO, you will be a key business leader responsible for designing the vision, expanding the team, and implementing the processes that will manage hundreds of millions in indirect spend.

Your mission is to transform procurement from a tactical function into a high-impact, strategic partner that delivers significant EBITDA savings, mitigates risk, and drives supplier-led innovation across the entire P&C Group.

Your mission

Strategic & Team Leadership

• Enhance the Function: Design and execute the multi-year roadmap for P&C's indirect procurement, establishing its vision, policies, and governance.
• Lead the Team: Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of up to ten professionals across Category Management, Operations, and Systems/Analytics.
• Executive Partnership: Act as the primary procurement advisor to the C-suite and senior leadership, translating their business strategies into procurement-led action.

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management

• Build Trust: Champion a strategic partner model, proactively engaging with department heads (Marketing, IT, Real Estate, Supply Chain) to understand their pain points and co-create solutions.
• Drive Adoption: Act as the lead change agent for new procurement processes and technologies, demonstrating their value to the business.
• Educate the Business: Clearly articulate the "why" behind strategic sourcing to secure buy-in and ensure compliance with new policies.

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Deliver Savings: Develop and execute a comprehensive savings pipeline, delivering significant, measurable cost reductions and value improvements that directly impact the company's bottom line.
• Oversee Categories:Provide expert guidance to your Category Managers on complex, high-spend areas including:
  • IT: Software (SaaS), Hardware, Cloud, IT Services & Artificial Intelligence.
  • Marketing: Media Buy, Creative Agencies, Print & Events.
  • Supply Chain: 3PL, Packaging & Non-Merch Freight.
  • Real Estate: Store Fit-Out, Facilities Management (Cleaning, Security) & Utilities.
  • Professional Services: Consulting, Legal & Temporary Labor.
• Lead Key Negotiations: Personally lead the most complex and high-value supplier negotiations to set the standard for the team.

Process, Systems & Risk

• Procure-to-Pay (P2P): In partnership with your Systems & Ops managers, design and implement a scalable, group-wide P2P process.
• Data & Analytics: Champion a data- and AI-driven approach, using spend analytics to identify opportunities, track KPIs, and report performance to the board.
• Risk & Compliance Management: Establish a robust supplier risk & compliance management framework to protect P&C from supply chain disruptions, financial risks, and reputational damage.

Your profile

• 10+ years of experience in strategic procurement, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Retail/FMCG Experience: Deep understanding of the pace and unique spend categories of a multi-channel retail environment.
• Broad Category Expertise: Significant personal experience sourcing several of our key categories (IT, Marketing, Logistics, Real Estate).
• Academic Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Language: Fluent in German; professional proficiency in English is highly advantageous.

Essential Skills & Competencies:

• Exceptional Stakeholder Influence: You are a high-impact leader. You build trust at all levels, from an analyst to the C-suite, and can sell a vision.
• Change Management Expert: You are resilient, persuasive, and know how to bring an organization along on a change journey.
• Strategic & Hands-On: You can co-create a 5-year strategy in the morning and dive into an Excel spend cube in the afternoon.
• Financial Acumen: You understand a P&L and can clearly articulate how procurement actions translate into EBITDA and cash flow.
• Data-Driven: You use data to find opportunities, make decisions, and measure success.

Why us?

• A High-Impact, High-Visibility Role: The opportunity to build a critical function from zero and deliver a tangible impact, reporting directly to the COO.
• Entrepreneurial Freedom: The autonomy to design the future of procurement at one of Europe's most respected retailers.
• Competitive Compensation: An attractive salary, annual bonus, and comprehensive benefits package.
• Flexible Working: A modern, hybrid work model that balances office collaboration with remote flexibility.
• A Dynamic Culture: The chance to be part of a major transformation project, blending a proud heritage with a fast-moving, innovative future.

About us

JC New Retail AG operates as the central group company and franchisor of the Peek & Cloppenburg Group, a family-run fashion retailer with legal entities in Düsseldorf and Vienna, about 170 department stores in 17 European countries, and 16,000 employees. Aligned with the ambitious goals of international expansion and digitalization, JC New Retail AG combines strategic central functions and coordinates processes crucial for the Group.