Global Head of Procurement & Logistics (m/f/d)

Madrid, Spain — thyssenkrupp Polysius Ibrica SAU

Type of contract:Full-time, Permanent
Experience level:Management
Remote work:Hybrid
Job field:Supply Chain
Status:Ongoing recruitment, entry date flexible
Posting date:2025/12/16
Job number:JPT_ALL01442
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Your responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a global team of procurement and logistics professionals.
  • Develop and implement global supply chain strategies for sourcing and logistics aligned with business objectives.
  • Drive global category management and supplier strategies through the Global Lead Buying concept.
  • Ensure early involvement of procurement in projects to optimize cost and delivery performance.
  • Establish and maintain procurement regulations and operating instructions across all regions.
  • Ensure adherence to environmental, sustainability, and governance standards (ESG).
  • Preparing organization for audits (e.g., ISO 9001).
  • Oversee global supplier qualification, evaluation, and development processes.
  • Build and maintain strategic supplier portfolios, leveraging innovation and cost optimization.
  • Manage global purchasing processes, including inquiries, negotiations, and purchase orders.
  • Approval and release of sourcing contracts and logistics partnerships.
  • Monitor performance metrics, risks, and opportunities in supply markets.
  • Enable optimized ways of working (outsourcing, automation, make-or-buy decisions).
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Quality Assurance, Service, and Manufacturing.

Your profile

  • You hold a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Procurement or a comparable qualification.
  • You bring extensive professional experience in international procurement, ideally within international plant engineering, as well as proven leadership experience in an international environment.
  • You are able to present complex issues in a clear and understandable manner.
  • You are characterized by a strong analytical thinking and results-oriented working style.
  • You have excellent negotiation skills, persuasiveness, and high team orientation.
  • You have a very good command of English, both written and spoken, and solid knowledge of MS Office applications and experience with SAP-MM.
  • You are willing to travel nationally and internationally.

Contact

We look forward to receiving your complete application.
Please send your documents, including your CV and relevant certificates, to careers.polysius@thyssenkrupp.com

Important to us

Health and Wellness

Health & Safety

Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

Pension and Retirement

Pension

We have various financial models to give you individual support.

We have various financial models to give you individual support.

Collaboration and Teamwork

Collaboration

Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

Professional Development

Development

Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

Compensation and Salary

Compensation & benefits

Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity

We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

Work-Life Balance

Work-Life Balance

Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

Creative and Innovation

Creative leeway

We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

Vacation and Time Off

Vacation and paid time off

Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

Sustainability and Environment

Sustainability

We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.

We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.

Onboarding and Training

Onboarding

Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

We value diversity

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.

Company

thyssenkrupp Polysius is one of the leading suppliers of technologies and automation solutions for the decarbonization of the cement and lime industry and, increasingly, for other industries. With more than 160 years of experience, we set standards in the development of innovative technologies and services, as well as a comprehensive and customized service offering that enables sustainable and economical production. Our services are not only tailored to our own products, but also cover installations from third-party suppliers.

Thanks to close cooperation with customers and partners, we are able to meet the specific challenges of our customers and offer them optimal service. This special commitment, coupled with decades of expertise, makes thyssenkrupp Polysius a reliable partner on the road to a sustainable future.

From receiving your documents to acceptance: the application process

Step 1

Online application

Have you found an interesting vacancy? Then apply online. You won’t need more than 10 minutes. The entire application process – from initial contact to response – usually takes between four and six weeks.

Step 2

Receipt of your application

You will receive confirmation that we have received your application – within a few minutes if you apply online; it may take a couple of days if you apply by email. Our recruiters check your application documents and get in touch with you. For some positions we will conduct a preliminary telephone interview with you.

Step 3

Review by functional department

Our recruiter submits a preliminary selection of candidates to the specialist department for consideration. The department will then look closely to check whether your qualifications meet the requirements of the job.

Step 4

Interview

If you are a suitable candidate for the job, we’d like to get to know you personally in an interview with the specialist department and HR. If you or we need more time, we'll invite you to a second interview.

Step 5

The offer

Once we have agreed the contractual details, we will send you an employment contract. We will of course also let you know if your application is not successful.

Step 6

Starting out with us

Finally the time has come: welcome to thyssenkrupp!

Step 7

Onboarding

When you sign your contract you take your first step into one of the world’s biggest companies. We’re there to support you – right from the start.

Notes on application

You will have submitted your online application to thyssenkrupp in no time! As long as the position is available on our career page, you have the opportunity to apply.

We have adapted the application process to the current situation and conduct our interviews by video (not in the U.S.), telephone and also personally - in compliance with the applicable and necessary distance and hygienic rules. You will receive detailed information on this topic from our recruiting experts during the application process, while you can find general information and application tips here finden.

Further information about thyssenkrupp, our products and locations can be found directly on the company website.

We wish you every success with your application and stay healthy!

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