# Leadership Development in Procurement Associate

**Company**: Enabling Functions
**Location**: Creve Coeur, Missouri
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $91,200.00 - $136,800.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Leadership Development in Procurement (LDP) Program is an 18-month program designed to cultivate procurement professionals equipped with essential skills to lead meaningful initiatives, drive innovation, and shape the future of Bayer's global Procurement organization.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

- Contribute to project-based rotations across multiple Procurement areas, delivering defined key tasks and business-relevant outcomes

- Prepare and support supplier negotiations, including handling pricing analysis, sourcing processes, and identification of spend and cost-saving opportunities

- Leverage AI tools and digital innovation to enhance category management, sourcing strategies, and data-driven decision-making in Procurement

- Foster collaboration and build strong, cross-functional relationships within Bayer's global Procurement community and across other business functions

- Enhance understanding of business operations by proactively monitoring progress toward key objectives and contributing to continuous improvement of procurement processes

- Engage with mentors and senior stakeholders, actively building your network and driving your professional growth

- Participate in an international short-term assignment or extended business trip to gain global exposure

- Take part in leadership development activities and program events that strengthen your strategic thinking, communication, and influence skills

Requirements:

- Master's degree or PhD by June 2027

- Eligible to work in the US

- Passionate about procurement and committed to driving value creation across the supply chain

- Learning agility and willingness to adapt and grow in a fast-paced environment

- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes and deliverables

- Excellent communication skills and ability to present and articulate ideas to diverse audiences

- Fluent in English, both written and spoken

- Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally (~15%)

Preferred Qualifications:

- Initial work experience, such as internships

- 3.3 GPA or higher

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- supplier negotiations
- AI tools
- digital innovation
- category management
- sourcing strategies
- data-driven decision-making

### Nice to have
- international experience
- analytical skills

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