Job Description

We help the world run better Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.Apply now! Summary
Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) maximizes the success of customers with their SAP solutions in managed, private, and public cloud area. Cloud Application Services is part of the ECS organization and helps customers to accelerate their Innovation adoption, delivering the flexibility to adapt to business changes, rapidly implement technologies and standardize and optimize operations of SAP centric solutions. The SAP CAS organization is focusing on managed service delivery across the SAP product portfolio for applications, managed security and testing.
The Cloud Application Services unit is responsible for running SAP\xe2\x80\x99s applications that helps our customers with their business transformation and business continuity.

The Role:

• Run Strategic/Tactical Supplier Management & maintain our supplier portfolio
• Support in Global Supplier selection & rate card negotiation
• Support in Global Supplier network management (strategic planning per supplier, individual supplier performance management; supplier visits, relationship building)
• Support in accounting and controlling
• Support in alignment with regional SAP stakeholders
• Alignment with SAP\xe2\x80\x99s Global Purchasing Organization (GPO)
• Support purchasing guidelines
• Support in supplier portfolio analysis and evaluate strategic development of suppliers
• Run Operational Supplier Management
• Governance, Performance and Escalation Management
• Resourcing (bid process)
• Purchase order handling and staffing (Fieldglass)
• Supplier On-boarding & Supplier performance management
• Trouble shooting & Escalation handling
• Accounting and controlling (time recording management, cost allocation procedures)
• Reporting

Roles and Responsibilities:
Required skills

• Flexibility to work with different time zones and regions and to handle multiple complex topics in parallel
• Analytical thinking and decision-making ability
• Strong problem-solving capabilities in complex environments
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a dynamic & global team
• Ability to establish solid working relationships with team members, suppliers and peer teams.
• Willingness to travel & Intercultural competences

Preferred skills

• Consistent demonstrated history of successful supplier management or purchaser
• Possess strong sense of teamwork, integrity, self-motivation, positive attitude and creativity
• Able to rapidly absorb new facts and techniques
• Motivated to exceed the needs of customers despite internal and external obstacles

#SAPInternalT2 #ITT2 #SAPECSCareers We build breakthroughs together SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together. We win with inclusion SAP\xe2\x80\x99s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone \xe2\x80\x93 regardless of background \xe2\x80\x93 feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability: Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor. Requisition ID: 361944 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.