Senior Strategic Buyer IT

Location:

Lingen

To expand our procurement team in Germany, we are looking for a Senior Strategic Buyer IT (all genders welcome), you will take on a key role in the strategic procurement of IT‑related categories. Together with your Category Manager, you will develop global sourcing strategies, lead complex sourcing initiatives, and actively shape our global supplier portfolio. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, international teams, and external partners to ensure sustainable, cost‑efficient, and innovative solutions.

• Supporting the planning and implementation of category and procurement strategies for IT categories (hardware, software, IT consulting)
• Conducting market, supplier, and spend analyses
• Planning and managing RFI/RFP processes as well as contract negotiations with global market leaders in the IT sector
• Supporting the optimization of our software landscape with regard to future strategic direction
• Using analytical tools for benchmark analysis
• Building, maintaining, and further developing strategic supplier relationships
• Evaluating supplier performance and deriving improvement measures
• Close collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure business requirements are met
• Alignment and knowledge exchange with international strategic buyers and IT colleagues, particularly license management
• Identifying and implementing best practices for continuous optimization

• Completed degree in business administration, IT, or a comparable qualification
• At least 5 years of experience in strategic procurement, ideally with a focus on software sourcing
• Confident handling of strategic sourcing methods (RFI/RFP, negotiations, contract design) in an international business environment
• Experience in supplier management and supplier performance evaluation
• Strong (benchmark) analytical skills, ideally with experience in AI‑supported analysis models
• Very good understanding of IT products, services, and relevant market structures
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, including in English
• Ability to structure complex topics and think strategically
• High level of initiative, assertiveness, and stakeholder management competence
• Strong willingness to work in a team and embody a “win‑together” mindset

• Development opportunities and career opportunities in a global, innovative and long‑term oriented group of companies with family character
• Flexible working hours & working time accounts as well as partial home office for a good work‑life balance (38 hours/week)
• An open, informal corporate culture, where we celebrate success with social events
• Compatibility of work and family through our company‑owned bilingual day care center ROKIDS as well as our bilingual elementary school ROBIGS (optional: day care during the holiday)
• Employer funded pension and capital accumulation benefits
• Company Restaurant (only in Lingen) and fresh fruit is available daily
• Various in‑house sports activities (EGYM Wellpass and other offers)
• Attractive bike leasing offers for private use
• Corporate Benefits - employee offers in changing online shops at top conditions

The ROSEN Group is a leading global provider of cutting‑edge solutions in all areas of the integrity process chain. Since its beginnings as a one‑man business in 1981, ROSEN has grown rapidly and is today a technology group that operates in more than 110 countries with over 4,000 highly qualified employees.

ROSEN’s products and services:

• Inspection of critical industrial assets to ensure reliable operations of the highest standards and effectiveness
• Customized engineering consultancy providing efficient asset integrity management
• Production and supply of customized novel products and systems
• Market‑driven, topical state‑of‑the‑art research and development providing “added‑value” products and services

For more information about the ROSEN Group, go to

Sarah Ketteler

Recruitment