**We help the world run better** At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choosefrom. **What youll do** + **Run Strategic/Tactical Supplier Management & maintain our supplier portfolio** + Support in Global Supplier selection & rate card negotiation + Support in Global Supplier network management (strategic planning per supplier, individual supplier performance management; supplier visits, relationship building) + Support in accounting and controlling + Support in alignment with regional SAP stakeholders + Alignment with SAPs Global Purchasing Organization (GPO) + Support purchasing guidelines + Support in supplier portfolio analysis and evaluate strategic development of suppliers + **Run Operational Supplier Management** + Governance, Performance and Escalation Management for individual + Resourcing (bid process) + Purchase order handling and staffing (Fieldglass) + Supplier On-boarding & Supplier performance management + Trouble shooting & Escalation handling + Accounting and controlling (time recording management, cost allocation procedures) + Reporting **What you bring** **Required skills** + 5-8 years of experiences in IT Services Industry + Flexibility to work with different time zones and regions and to handle multiple complex topics in parallel + Analytical thinking and decision-making ability + Strong problem-solving capabilities in complex environments + Ability to work effectively as a member of a dynamic & global team + Ability to establish solid working relationships with team members, suppliers and peer teams. + Willingness to travel & Intercultural competences **Preferred skills** + Consistent demonstrated history of successful supplier management or purchaser + Possess strong sense of teamwork, integrity, self-motivation, positive attitude and creativity + Able to rapidly absorb new facts and techniques + Motivated to exceed the needs of customers despite internal and external obstacles **Meet your team** SAP Cloud Application Services (CAS) provides a wide range of services for managing business process and application logic, data layers, application security, software releases, performance, integrations and adoption accelerator through a subscription. Our application experts are engaged across the customer lifecycle to understand customers needs, helping to define and scoping elements and outcomes aiming a delivery of service excellence. **Bring out your best** SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves.At SAP,you can bring out your best. **We win with inclusion** SAPs culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy (https://one.int.sap/me@sap/jobs\_at\_sap#17498858-1050-415e-8d82-21f91655666b\_96fc) . Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training. **EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:** Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability. Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor. Requisition ID: 408936 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: \#LI-Hybrid.