At DeCVPartners, we are recruiting a project manager to cover maternity leave for our client, GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING. Strategy If part of category communities, can be consulted on the category strategy definition by providing business feedback and visions from the entities/BUs/Functions that the role is supporting. Sourcing Responsible for tactical sourcing activities related to the project supported, and for which the thresholds have been agreed with strategic buyers and/or category managers. Based on the entity setup, can be responsible for low-spend contracting with vendors limited to general TC or simplified agreements within scope of category strategy Responsible to steer the project in adherence with applicable category strategies the use of preferred suppliers Purchase Requisition, Purchasing Order processing Responsible for processing purchase requisitions, purchase orders following-up on order confirmations (with expediting if needed) Clarifies issues with requestors and suppliers Provides feedback to Strategic buyer/Category manager when spotting requisitions going outside of suitable framework agreements Acts as 1 st point of contact with vendors for daily operations Invoice Processing manage Master data Based on the entity setup, may support solving invoice mismatches that couldn‘t be processed by Finance/Accenture Based on the entity setup, may maintain local raw material or vendor master data Project related interactions For projects this person supports, acts as 1 st Procurement point of contact for stakeholders in project management, engineering, project planning, controlling (and other project relevant roles) Ensures that qualitative and quantitative inputs from the Project team are captured in the different stages of the project Requests sourcing support for the relevant scope of supply from Strategic Buyers and/or Category managers (direct indirect) Is early involved in project Sales phase discussions, and recurrently involved in later phases Based on involvement, is responsible for sharing progress information from Procurement view (weekly project call, monthly steerCo, stage gate reviews…) Partners with Logistics representative support the project (e.g. Transport manager) to track risks, costs and lead times related to transport/import/export/receipt of goods Educational Background Business education in combination with experience in project- procurement University, bachelor’s degree in engineering with experience in project- procurement Professional Knowledge and Experiences 5 years of experience in procurement ERP (SAP) / Procurement key user experiences / knowledge Know-how of international contract management Cultural Awareness Contract management experience is essential Experience with implementation of corporate procurement Work experience in complex organizations Negotiation experience Cost analysis and management Project Management Skills