Indirect Procurement Manager

Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow? Join our Corporate perations team and bring your passion and talent to work.

• Execute sourcing strategies for assigned categories and business requirements.
• Lead RFx processes, supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations.
• Identify and implement cost savings, cost avoidance and value creation opportunities.
• Support initiatives to optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while balancing cost, quality, service and risk.
• Build and maintain effective supplier relationships and drive supplier performance improvements.
• Support development and execution of procurement category strategies.
• Conduct market research, supplier benchmarking and risk assessments.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements and identify sourcing opportunities.
• Negotiate and support implementation of contracts and commercial agreements within the guidelines provided by Tecan Trading AG and as per the Delegation of Authorities (DoA 40202TMd03).

Barcelona, Spain

In this dynamic and hands-on role, you will be responsible for executing procurement initiatives across indirect spending categories, driving cost savings, supplier performance, and overall business value. You will lead sourcing processes, supplier evaluations, and commercial negotiations, while identifying opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership, manage risks, and improve procurement efficiency. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, you will support category strategy development, contract management, supplier relationship management, and procurement transformation initiatives, contributing to continuous process improvement, operational excellence, and Tecan's overall business objectives.

The objective and scope of the job is to execute procurement initiatives across indirect spending categories, delivering measurable business value through sourcing, supplier management, cost optimalization and process improvements.

The role acts as a business partner to internal stakeholders, executes strategic sourcing initiatives and contributes to procurement transformation activities. Through effective supplier relationships, negotiations and category management, the role supports Tecan's objectives related to cost competitiveness, operational efficiency and supply chain resilience.

We're not just looking for hard skills - we're looking for people who bring their passion and talent to work.

• Education: A degree in Commercial, Business, Supply Chain or equivalent education
• Additional education: Professional procurement qualification, CPSM
• Must experience:
• 7 years of procurement experience in strategic sourcing, category management or indirect procurement
• Proven experience in track record of delivering procurement savings and business value
• In conducting supplier negotiations and managing commercial relationships
• Working cross-functionally with multiple business stakeholders
• Nice to have experience:
• In manufacturing, life sciences or regulated industries
• Experience in procurement transformation initiatives
• Experience with digital procurement platforms
• Languages:
• Fluency in English and Spanish
• German is nice to have
• Technical Knowledge and skills:
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced excel
• Procurement and contract management experience
• Experience in SAP, Coupa, Analytic tools and Power BI will be considered as a plus
• Personal qualities:
• The ideal candidate has strong negotiation, influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills, combined with an analytical and structured approach to problem-solving. They are self-driven, results-oriented, take ownership of their responsibilities, and can work independently while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in change management, workshop facilitation, and supporting organizational transformation initiatives would be considered an advantage.

What makes working at Tecan unique

The chance to make it count and to have an impact on the world of tomorrow

• Working in an international and diverse environment
• The chance to grow your career within the company
• Feel empowered by our strong and unique company culture
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package

Join Tecan, a great place to work! Read about our recent certification from Great Place to Work.

We're looking forward to receiving your application online. Please submit your CV or resume (w/o picture and w/o cover letter, reference letters and diplomas are optional).

Our purpose.

At Tecan we are driven to improve people's lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early-stage innovation through project implementation and beyond. We deliver the products, services and solutions that make lab processes and medical procedures precise, reproducible and compliant.

Stay unique and make it count.

Our values - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business and provide the framework for Tecan's culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.