Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow? Join our Corporate perations team and bring your passion and talent to work.
Barcelona, SpainYour contributionIn this dynamic and hands-on role, you will be responsible for executing procurement initiatives across indirect spending categories, driving cost savings, supplier performance, and overall business value. You will lead sourcing processes, supplier evaluations, and commercial negotiations, while identifying opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership, manage risks, and improve procurement efficiency. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, you will support category strategy development, contract management, supplier relationship management, and procurement transformation initiatives, contributing to continuous process improvement, operational excellence, and Tecan’s overall business objectives.
The objective and scope of the job is to execute procurement initiatives across indirect spending categories, delivering measurable business value through sourcing, supplier management, cost optimalization and process improvements.
The role acts as a business partner to internal stakeholders, executes strategic sourcing initiatives and contributes to procurement transformation activities. Through effective supplier relationships, negotiations and category management, the role supports Tecan's objectives related to cost competitiveness, operational efficiency and supply chain resilience.

Responsibilities:
Execute sourcing strategies for assigned categories and business requirements.
Lead RFx processes, supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations.
Identify and implement cost savings, cost avoidance and value creation opportunities.
Support initiatives to optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while balancing cost, quality,



service and risk.
Build and maintain effective supplier relationships and drive supplier performance improvements.
Support development and execution of procurement category strategies.
Conduct market research, supplier benchmarking and risk assessments.
Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements and identify sourcing opportunities.
Negotiate and support implementation of contracts and commercial agreements within the guidelines provided by Tecan Trading AG and as per the Delegation of Authorities (DoA 40202TMd03).
Your backgroundWe’re not just looking for hard skills – we’re looking for people who bring their passion and talent to work.

Education:
A degree in Commercial, Business, Supply Chain or equivalent educationMust

experience:
7 years of procurement experience in strategic sourcing, category management or indirect procurementProven experience in track record of delivering procurement savings and business valueIn conducting supplier negotiations and managing commercial relationshipsWorking cross-functionally with multiple business stakeholdersNice to have

experience:
In manufacturing, life sciences or regulated industriesExperience in procurement transformation initiativesExperience with digital procurement platformsLanguages:Fluency in English and SpanishGerman is nice to haveTechnical Knowledge and

skills:




Strong analytical skillsAdvanced excelProcurement and contract management experienceExperience in SAP, Coupa, Analytic tools and Power BI will be considered as a plusThe ideal candidate has strong negotiation, influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills, combined with an analytical and structured approach to problem-solving. They are self-driven, results-oriented, take ownership of their responsibilities, and can work independently while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Experience in change management, workshop facilitation, and supporting organizational transformation initiatives would be considered an advantage.
What makes working at Tecan uniqueWorking in an international and diverse environmentThe chance to grow your career within the companyFeel empowered by our strong and unique company cultureComprehensive compensation and benefits packageWork-life balance: Enjoy adaptable

working hours
that help you balance your professional and personal life.
More time to recharge: Benefit from 30 days of annual leave to relax, recharge, and enjoy time away from work.
Flexibility that works for you: Take advantage of our hybrid working model, combining the best of office collaboration and remote work.
Enjoy your lunch break: Make the most of meal vouchers to support your daily lunch expenses.
Your health matters: Benefit from company-paid health insurance and enjoy greater peace of mind.
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Our purpose.
At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early-stage innovation through project implementat

📌 Procurement Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 Tecan
📍 Barcelona