WELCOME TO BASF
You will be part of the Knowledge Management unit, responsible for the two main company-wide search & knowledge platforms containing 500M+ documents from various domains like R&D;, Production & Technology, Rules & Regulations and more
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Taking care of the external data management lifecycle, from data demand assessment, through purchasing and contract-related processes, to data delivery.
- Managing and continuously optimizing the external data provider portfolio, ensuring standardization in line with business needs.
- Handling purchasing and work cycle processes in SAP in line with Procurement.
- Serving as central point of contact for the external data portfolio, acting as the knowledge authority for subscription packages, licensing models, and permitted usage across the organization.
- Supporting the implementation of our standardization strategy, particularly by managing and evolving the charging model towards a transparent and standardized cost allocation.
- Communicating with data consumers and controlling stakeholders,
including cost transparency, charging logic, supplier updates, disruptions, and invoicing-related questions.
- Enabling sufficient understanding of the underlying data to effectively support procurement in discussions with data providers and stakeholder related questions.
- Working closely with legal and procurement units to negotiate favorable publisher agreements maximizing usage rights for BASF.
QUALIFICATIONS
- University degree in Law, Business Administration or a comparable field.
- Several years of working experience in supplier & license management
- Relevant professional experience in external data management, data provisioning, or data-related procurement processes.
- Structured and analytical working style with a high level of ownership and reliability.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft tools, especially Excel and Power BI and ideally first experience in SAP.
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong commun
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