Description
DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank’s technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. The Bucharest Technology Centre delivers global technology products and plays a key role in the Bank’s transformation journey.
Global Procurement provides end-to-end strategic sourcing, category management and Source-to-Pay operations. This role leads a team delivering tactical sourcing, operational sourcing support and tail spend management across all categories, ensuring efficient, compliant and scalable procurement execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of sourcing professionals delivering tactical sourcing, sourcing support and tail-spend management activities.
- Drive end-to-end execution of tactical sourcing processes ensuring compliance with procurement policies and achievement of SLA/KPI/KRI targets.
- Execute vendor selection and negotiation for low-to-medium complexity sourcing events.
- Oversee operational sourcing support activities including RFx execution, Sourcing controls and support with supplier onboarding, ensuring achievement of SLA/KPI/KRI targets.
- Manage and optimize tail-spend through consolidation, standardization and other initiatives.
- Monitor performance and drive continuous improvement of sourcing delivery processes.
- Support development and implementation of procurement processes, tools and automation.
- Collaborate with category managers and stakeholders to ensure alignment with sourcing strategies.
- Drive stakeholder satisfaction and maintain strong internal relationships.
- Promote a high-performance culture focused on operational excellence.
Skills
- Strong experience in procurement, sourcing and supplier management.
- Proven team leadership and people management capabilities.
- Experience in tactical sourcing, RFx processes and operational procurement.
- Experience in managing high-volume sourcing or tail spend environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Understanding of Source-to-Pay processes and procurement systems.
- Experience with process automation tools (RPA, workflow tools) and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Knowledge of AI-enabled procurement tools (e.g. analytics, contract analysis, supplier insights) and ability to leverage data for decision-making.
- Analytical mindset with ability to identify efficiency and cost optimization opportunities. Excellent communication skills, fluent in English (written and verbal). Proficiency in another language is a plus.
- High energy, with the ability to work in a fast-paced business environment.
Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Well-being & Benefits
- Emotionally and mentally balanced: We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health.
- Physically thriving: We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive.
- Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and well-being.
- Financially secure: We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.