Global Procurement Excellence Specialist - Data & Analytics (m/f/d) Bewerben

About us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise – always inspiring more...

Your role

As Global Procurement Excellence Specialist - Data & Analytics (m/f/d) you'll be part of our Global Procurement Team where your expertise will drive strategic decision-making, optimize procurement operations, and contribute to cost savings. You'll gain valuable experience in a global setting, working with cutting-edge tools, and collaborating with a diverse team of professionals.
This role is a fulltime position to be located in one of our sites within the EAME Region.

• You establish ways-of-working & processes to enable the Procurement Team as well as the internal business stakeholder to work in an efficient and cost-effective way.
• You harmonize and standardize global procurement reporting, ensuring clear data analysis and insights.
• You collaborate with Finance Business Partners for thorough financial analysis, unlocking valuable procurement insights.
• You transform procurement data into actionable processes, integrating raw material pricing for commercial and product creation strategies.
• You deliver cutting-edge analytical tools and intuitive dashboards to visualize trends for the Purchasing organization.
• You proactively improve data quality, streamline processes, and automate tasks, generating meaningful insights with relevant KPIs.
• You train procurement organization on leveraging analytics tools (e.g., Power BI/ MicroStrategy) as well as on relevant KPIs.
• You act as a key local user of the Business Intelligence tools, services, etc. supporting the successful implementation of relevant BI reporting and analysis tools (e.g. MicroStrategy).

About you

• You collected several years of working experience in Supply Chain, ideally in Procurement.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes, methods, and tools.
• You are an experienced business analyst with excellent analytical skills including sensitivity analysis and effective data visualization.
• You have working experience with SAP (Supply Chain focus), User of MS Office 365 tools e.g. Outlook, MS teams, Excel and PowerPoint.
• You are an advanced MS Excel user.
• You have experience in using Business Intelligence tools as MicroStrategy and Power BI.
• You have solid communication skills in German and English - both written and verbal.
• Your strengths are strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills as well as the ability to work independently and multitasking.
• Good prioritisation and structured way of working.
• You have experience in a matrix organisation.
• You are experienced in project management and transformation.

Our offer

• Open and respectful corporate culture with flat hierarchies and the possibility to work on innovative projects in a team-oriented and international work environment
• Flexible work arrangements, associated day-care facilities for children and further offers to support work-life-balance
• Individual training and international career opportunities
• Attractive compensation package and profit sharing, 30 vacation days per year, holiday pay and Christmas bonus for tariff employees
• Company pension scheme, lifetime working time accounts, canteen as well as other social and complementary benefits

Join us today!

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

Land

Deutschland

Standort

Holzminden

Division

Taste, Nutrition & Health

Funktionsbereich

Supply Chain Management & Einkauf

Vertragsart

Mit Berufserfahrung

Ausschreibungsende

01-Okt.-2025

Recruiter

Hannes Schueler

About us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise – always inspiring more...

Your role

As Global Procurement Excellence Specialist - Data & Analytics (m/f/d) you'll be part of our Global Procurement Team where your expertise will drive strategic decision-making, optimize procurement operations, and contribute to cost savings. You'll gain valuable experience in a global setting, working with cutting-edge tools, and collaborating with a diverse team of professionals.
This role is a fulltime position to be located in one of our sites within the EAME Region.

• You establish ways-of-working & processes to enable the Procurement Team as well as the internal business stakeholder to work in an efficient and cost-effective way.
• You harmonize and standardize global procurement reporting, ensuring clear data analysis and insights.
• You collaborate with Finance Business Partners for thorough financial analysis, unlocking valuable procurement insights.
• You transform procurement data into actionable processes, integrating raw material pricing for commercial and product creation strategies.
• You deliver cutting-edge analytical tools and intuitive dashboards to visualize trends for the Purchasing organization.
• You proactively improve data quality, streamline processes, and automate tasks, generating meaningful insights with relevant KPIs.
• You train procurement organization on leveraging analytics tools (e.g., Power BI/ MicroStrategy) as well as on relevant KPIs.
• You act as a key local user of the Business Intelligence tools, services, etc. supporting the successful implementation of relevant BI reporting and analysis tools (e.g. MicroStrategy).

About you

• You collected several years of working experience in Supply Chain, ideally in Procurement.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes, methods, and tools.
• You are an experienced business analyst with excellent analytical skills including sensitivity analysis and effective data visualization.
• You have working experience with SAP (Supply Chain focus), User of MS Office 365 tools e.g. Outlook, MS teams, Excel and PowerPoint.
• You are an advanced MS Excel user.
• You have experience in using Business Intelligence tools as MicroStrategy and Power BI.
• You have solid communication skills in German and English - both written and verbal.
• Your strengths are strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills as well as the ability to work independently and multitasking.
• Good prioritisation and structured way of working.
• You have experience in a matrix organisation.
• You are experienced in project management and transformation.

Our offer

• Open and respectful corporate culture with flat hierarchies and the possibility to work on innovative projects in a team-oriented and international work environment
• Flexible work arrangements, associated day-care facilities for children and further offers to support work-life-balance
• Individual training and international career opportunities
• Attractive compensation package and profit sharing, 30 vacation days per year, holiday pay and Christmas bonus for tariff employees
• Company pension scheme, lifetime working time accounts, canteen as well as other social and complementary benefits

Join us today!

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.