Senior Manager Global Indirect Procurement – Marketing

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YOUR MISSION

• Lead and drive global indirect procurement initiatives for Professional Services, ensuring alignment with business priorities, regional needs, and overall procurement strategy

• Act as a strategic sparring partner for Lead Buyers, Business Functions, and Regions by providing procurement expertise, commercial guidance, and market insights

• Manage and optimize sourcing activities within Professional Services categories, including supplier selection, negotiation, contracting support, and value delivery

• Develop and implement procurement best practices, processes, and governance standards to ensure consistent adoption across key stakeholders

• Contribute to the future procurement systems, tools, process, and analytics landscape by supporting tool selection and integration, improving spend cube data, dashboards, and reporting tools, and translating data insights into actionable recommendations for strategic initiative planning, sourcing decisions, and stakeholder alignment

• Prepare and present structured reporting on savings, supplier performance, procurement KPIs, compliance tracking, and initiative progress for Professional Services procurement activities

• Facilitate best practice sharing and knowledge exchange across key buyers, business functions, and regions to strengthen procurement maturity

• Gather, structure, and interpret market, supplier, and sourcing data to support informed decision-making and category strategies.

• Support, mentor, and guide more junior team members, contributing to capability building within the global indirect procurement organization

• Apply 5+ years of professional experience in indirect procurement are mandatory, ideally with exposure to Professional Services categories, strategic sourcing, senior stakeholder management, analytics, and supplier management.

YOUR TALENT

• Successfully completed relevant degree or equivalent such as Business Administration, Contract Law or Procurement

• At least 8 years‘ experience in procurement or vendor management

• Preferably with experience in technology or professional services categories

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Ability to manage sourcing processes independently

• Structured and detail-oriented mindset.

This job opportunity will be available in full-time or part-time.

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gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at

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At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal

opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience.To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000

employees worldwide.