Strategic Buyer (m/f/d)

Our Team: How We Enrich Everyday Life

You'll be joining our international Procurement team of 25 colleagues based across Germany, the UK and Poland. Together, we partner with teams across Bauer Media Group to improve how we buy, strengthen supplier partnerships, and deliver sustainable commercial value. We are a collaborative team that enjoys working across a wide range of categories and business functions, helping shape strategic decisions that support Bauer's long-term success.

The Difference You Will Make

As a Strategic Buyer, you will play a key role in delivering procurement excellence across Bauer Media Group. You'll lead sourcing projects, negotiate commercial agreements, and build trusted relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.

With a particular focus on Facilities Management, Utilities, and CAPEX investments, you'll help ensure we make informed, commercially sound decisions that support business growth, operational performance, and long-term value.

 Your Role

Are you looking for an opportunity to influence major business decisions while working on diverse procurement projects across an international organisation?

Join Bauer Media Group as a Strategic Buyer and help shape sourcing strategies that deliver value, improve supplier performance, and support investment projects across our business.

Working Pattern / Location

Hybrid role based in Hamburg, Germany.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead sourcing activities from requirement gathering through to supplier selection and contract award
• Run RFI, RFP and RFQ processes and provide commercial recommendations to stakeholders
• Negotiate contracts and commercial terms for services, projects and supplier agreements
• Support Facilities Management, Utilities and CAPEX-related procurement activities
• Partner with Finance, Legal and project teams to deliver successful sourcing outcomes
• Research supplier markets, benchmark costs and identify opportunities for value creation
• Manage supplier relationships, performance reviews and improvement initiatives
• Support contract renewals, amendments and ongoing supplier governance
• Use spend and market data to identify savings, cost avoidance and risk reduction opportunities
• Embed ESG, compliance and risk considerations into procurement decisions
• Support procurement projects across additional spend categories as business needs evolve

What We Are Looking For

• Demonstrable procurement experience with sourcing and contract negotiations
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships across multiple business areas
• Knowledge of procurement principles, sourcing methodologies and supplier management
• Ability to analyse data and translate insights into commercial recommendations
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Collaborative approach with the confidence to influence and provide constructive recommendations
• Organised and dependable with strong attention to detail
• Fluent German and English language skills
• Experience within Facilities Management, Utilities, Technical Services, Construction-related or CAPEX procurement would be advantageous
• Experience using ERP systems and procurement tools, ideally SAP S/4HANA, would be beneficial

#LI-Hybrid  #LI-RS1 

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

We want to inspire not only our customers, we also want to inspire our colleagues. How? By giving you the opportunity to take on responsibility and by offering you a long-term perspective.

You can also benefit from our attractive offers:

• Individual solutions for the flexible organisation of working hours and location
• Targeted and individual training for your professional and personal development
• A central location in Hamburg's city centre with good transport options (bus & train)
• Subsidy for Deutschlandticket & bike leasing
• Effective health management (e.g. health week, free sports programmes & Wellhub)
• 30 days of holiday & frequent events for employees
• Company restaurant, free magazines & various discounts via corporate benefits
• A culture in which personal responsibility, teamwork and creativity are valued and you have room for creativity and for exciting and challenging tasks

If you are looking for an independent position and would like to enrich our existing team with fresh impulses, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

Your contact for this position is Robin Serbanescu 

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