Procurement Professional

Are you ready to Start Procurement for SIXT? With anticipated high growth in the upcoming years, SIXT is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Buyer to optimize procurement within the markets of UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. This key role will ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and strategic supplier relationships to support SIXT’s growth in UK and BENELUX. As an experienced buyer, you are a professional role model for your team colleagues and support them by sharing knowledge on topics such as negotiation, project planning, and purchasing tools.

Your Role at SIXT

• You translate corporate planning into a market procurement roadmap for our national company in the Countries of UK and BENELUX and act as a business partner for internal stakeholders, manage global requirements and adapt them for the local procurement market. You ensure that quality standards are maintained in all procurement projects.
• You monitor markets to identify conventional and innovative strategies and partners and act as a general market buyer with high focus on our commodities Other Fleet Cost, Logistics, Turnaround, Real Estate & Construction and support our Corporate Category Management Team in Marketing & Partner, IT & Communications or Professional Services projects.
• You conduct RFx tenders, auctions, and contract negotiations as needed, while supporting rollouts and implementing the group-wide e-Sourcing and eProcurement strategy.
• You conduct annual negotiations with existing partners and intermediaries, supporting international subsidiaries in their procurement activities while improving the cost structure of SIXT.
• You develop and implement product group strategies with group-wide responsibility and ensure alignment across all regions.
• You review and optimize our international quality standards and implement them with our local partners.

Your Skills Matter

• Experience You have proven experience in the indirect procurement environment as strategic buyer or with several years of professional experience in a comparable role managing the full cradle-to-grave procurement process (from initial planning to project closeout).

• Additional Experience You will have a proven track record of leading teams in negotiations, project planning, and purchasing tools training and implementations.

• Technical Proficiency You have a comprehensive understanding of our product groups, enabling effective supplier management, sourcing strategies, advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with the ability to create detailed presentations and analyze complex data.

• Soft Skills You have exceptional negotiation skills with a strong focus on cost optimization and achieving value-driven outcomes; You are highly resilient under pressure, demonstrating excellent team collaboration, assertiveness, and the ability to thrive in dynamic environments.

• Language skills You have fluent English language in written and spoken; additional languages such as German, can also be used in your daily work.

• Commitment to Excellence You are adaptable to agile work environments and comfortable handling short-term project changes with professionalism and experience.

• Travel You are flexible and willing to travel up to 10%.

What We Offer

• Attractive compensation package Receive a competitive salary of up to €55,000.

• Other benefits A company car (from our premium fleet), a fuel card as well as 31 days of annual leave.

• Stimulating working environment An open-cultured company and a stimulating and innovative working environment, driven by strong values such as inclusion, diversity, innovation and excellence.

• International An international environment with opportunities to develop on a global scale.

About the department:
The purchasing department buys everything! With a lot of creativity and expertise, we manage the balancing act every day between the specifications of the internal quality requirements and the premium focus of SIXT. This includes Fleet Purchase (national and international) as well as Strategic and Operational Procurement teams. They not only focus on the strategic mission of the company, but also on complex quality requirements and a competitive cost structure. We continue to grow and are looking for support in facing new challenges that need to be mastered with excellent communication, negotiation skills, great affinity for numbers, attention to detail and knowledge of contract design!

About us

We are a globally leading mobility service provider with a revenue of €4.00 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (taxi, ride, and chauffeur services), and SIXT+ (car subscription), giving our customers access to our fleet of 350,000 vehicles, the services of 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,000 rental stations. At SIXT, top-tier customer experience and outstanding customer service are our highest priorities. We believe in true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Get started with us!