Location: Madrid, Hybrid

About Swissport

We are a global leader in sustainable and responsible airport services provision, renowned for our unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and exceptional service, shaping a future where air travel thrives on reliability, efficiency, and experience.

In 2023, with the support of more than 60,000 colleagues, Swissport provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 232 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.7 million tons of air freight at 115 cargo centres. Across a global network that is unparalleled in the industry, Swissport served airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across six continents.

The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision-making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact. They capture the essence of who we are at Swissport and help us deliver value across the entire company.

"Show You Care" underlines that our actions are perceived and valued from the perspective of the people around us. So, whatever we do, we do it purposefully and consciously, taking in the perspective of our colleagues, customers, and passengers.

“Doing the right things” means that we do the things that are valuable to our colleagues, customers, and passengers. We are trained to do this safely and trusted to do the right thing in any given situation.

"Win as a Team" highlights the importance of teamwork. Either we win as a team, or we fall as individuals. Together, we can surpass ourselves and handle any situation.

These values capture the essence of who we are and our unwavering commitment to excellence, and give actionable guidance for individual behaviour of employees, leaders, and executives, serving as a compass for how to act and deliver.

Job Summary:

The Regional Head of Procurement will be responsible for managing the Cluster’s supply of products and services. The Head of Procurement has the task to lead all procurement related activities and implement the procurement strategy and policy in line with the requirements of the company.

As our Regional Head of Procurement, you will be reporting directly to the CFO of Continental Europe & Middle East and functionally to the Global Head of Procurement. You will work closely with business stakeholders to build consensus and alignment for change & procurement projects, advise and most importantly implement with functional or regional leadership teams.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead all strategic procurement activities in regional area of responsibility for the applicable spend categories and ensure operational procurement transformation projects are implemented in an efficient manner.
• Accountable to manage Regional procurement savings plan during the annual budgeting process, in close collaboration with finance, operations and Group Procurement.
• Responsible for the purchasing implementation of applicable spend categories, processes and tools in own area of responsibility, i.e. P2P.
• Responsible for achieving of the agreed regional targets for P&L Savings, Cost Avoidance and Payment Terms.
• Support and lead the country procurement teams within your region and ensure that procurement processes are adhered to, and their targets are met.
• Manages costs based on budget, drive project execution decision based on but not limited to Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Life-Cycle Cost evaluation, value creation.
• Plan and execute sourcing strategies for spend categories managed locally and regionally, develop and run supplier consolidation projects.
• Accountable within the M&A process for post-merger integration measures, supplier onboarding and integration, capitalise on supplier consolidation opportunities.
• Responsible for the establishment and management of effective relationships with regional suppliers, support supply chain sustainability projects (SRM).
• Close collaboration with Sales, Business Development and Finance regarding upcoming needs (forecasts, capex replacements).
• Responsible for observing spanet trends (innovation, overall state of supplier spanet and vendors).
• Effectively build and manage relationships with suppliers, using Total Cost of Ownership approach.
• Set rules of engagement with divisions/country organizations (incl. subsequent control of compliance) with respect to scope of managed categories.
• Ensure that global processes are effectively adopted and implemented within the region.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in engineering, Business, Economics, Procurement, Supply Chain or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience within procurement, supply chain, operations, logistics and transformation offices or consulting background.
• You have excellent negotiating skills and understanding of contractual key terms.
• A proven track record in delivering cost savings and driving transformational projects.
• Strong project management experience and analytical skills.
• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage category processes and cross functional teams in a matrix organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work with culturally diverse key stakeholders in multiple global locations and at various levels.
• Down-to-earth and positive work attitude, hands-on mentality, team worker.
• Excellent social & communication skills – able to clearly articulate position in a complex international organization.
• English skills at business level (written and spoken) is a must, any additional language is an advantage.