General Information
Req #
WD00088902
Career area:
Supply Chain
Country/Region:
Germany
State:
North Rhine-Westphalia
City:
Essen
Date:
Friday, October 24, 2025
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations :
* Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Essen
* Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Essen
Why Work at Lenovo
We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world's largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo's continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).
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Description and Requirements
The General Procurement organization is responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and managing spend for all non-production goods or services used internally by Lenovo. It includes spend categories such as Marketing, IT Services, Real Estate, Travel, Workforce, Strategy, Business Services, HR Services, and R&D Services. The General Procurement team is responsible for leading the following activities for Lenovo:
• Supporting business unit/budget owner (our internal stakeholders) on spend requirements and strategies;
• Leading sourcing activities for supplier selection and cost optimization;
• Negotiating Supplier agreements to ensure competitive pricing and service delivery;
• Ensuring appropriate business controls are in place to protect Lenovo;
• Managing Supplier performance via stakeholder feedback and performance-based metrics.
As a Regional Procurement Manager, this candidate will be responsible for sourcing, managing, and optimizing the purchase of goods and services on all indirect buys for DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). He/she should have experience in the related field and the desire to engage Lenovo's internal stakeholders with superior procurement support, working with our Global Commodity Managers (GCM's) to leverage worldwide spend on strategic categories.
The candidate will be responsible for four (4) primary business metrics:
• Manage and optimize Lenovo's Spend with external suppliers, generating Procurement Value-Add (Savings and Cost-Avoidance) for Lenovo;
• Drive Customer Satisfaction (Serviceability) for our internal Lenovo executives and operations teams through Supplier selection and engagement;
• Ensure adequate Business Controls are in place surrounding sourcing, contracts, spending, and supplier management;
• Drive best practices and transformation activities to ensure continuous improvement;
Role Requirements
* Experience in procurement across categories like Marketing, IT, HR, and Real Estate.
* Strong negotiation skills for supplier agreements and cost optimization.
* Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and support budget owners with procurement strategies.
* Knowledge of compliance and business controls in sourcing and supplier management.
What you get:
* Professional and personal development opportunities (incl. sales coaching)
* Attractive compensation and benefits package (Wellbeing, Shares Purchase Program etc.)
* A team-oriented corporate culture, characterized by flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
* Flexible working time models
At Lenovo we are proud to be an equal opportunity company. This vacancy certainly applies for people with disabilities, too.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
Additional Locations :
* Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Essen
* Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Essen
* Germany
* Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia
* Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Essen, * Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Essen
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