We are looking for a Principal Procurement Analyst to join our Procurement Team in the heart of buzzing Berlin!
As a Principal Procurement Analyst you report directly to the Head of Procurement. You will use your skills and experiences to further professionalize our young Procurement team and ensure the smooth functioning of procurement operations, accurate data management, and enhancements to the procurement systems landscape. The Procurement Analyst also provides operational support to strategic sourcing initiatives, ensuring customer satisfaction and efficient service delivery.
You will:
- Shape and build the next level of Procurement at Babbel together with your Procurement colleagues and the relevant stakeholders.
- Shape, improve and maintain the procurement systems and data landscape, ensuring accuracy and reliability. Manage cross-functional interfaces for data, insights and actions on operational and team levels.
- Collaborate with the Sourcing Manager and Head of Procurement on sourcing projects and supplier management tasks. In coordination, take on spend optimization projects and manage through.
- Oversee day-to-day operational procurement tasks, including purchase order processing, system maintenance, and compliance checks.
- Analyze procurement data to identify trends, generate insights, and support decision-making.
- Provide training and support for internal stakeholders on procurement systems (Workday) and processes.
- Continuously identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
You have:
- A degree (Bachelor or Master) in Business Administration, Management or equivalent
- 5+ years of relevant experience in procurement or a related field. Experience gained in a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) environment is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in relevant data tools and systems (e.g., Tableau, Google Sheets., Workday).
- Attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of ERP and Procurement systems and best practices paired with enthusiasm to pragmatically improve the status quo.
- Commitment to customer satisfaction and delivering exceptional service to internal stakeholders, ensuring procurement is seen as a value-adding partner.
- Data driven self-starter who likes to move things forward independently
- Ability to handle multiple, competing tasks and deadlines as part of an international team
- High service-orientation, reliability, and with excellent interpersonal and intercultural communication skills
- The ambition to shape and further improve our Procurement practices.
- The ability to use core procurement skills independently and self-assured.
- The ability to transfer theoretical knowledge to our business needs.
- Business fluency in German and English (verbally and in writing).
Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:
- Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
- Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms.
- Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes.
- Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
- Be part of our employee communities (such as Femgineers, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events.
Diversity at Babbel
As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.
What We Do
Babbel is the top-selling language learning platform.
Driven by our purpose – to create mutual understanding through language – we build products that help people connect and communicate across cultures. Through self-study lessons with Babbel, instructor-led live classes with Babbel Live, Babbel for Business, our own podcast series, and our magazine, our users can focus on using a new language in real situations with real people. And it works: studies with Yale University, City University of New York, and Michigan State University prove that Babbel gets users to speak with confidence.
The key is a blend of humanity and technology. More than 60,000 lessons in 15 languages are hand-crafted by more than 200 linguists, and user behaviour is constantly analysed to shape and improve the learner experience.
The Babbel team is as diverse as our content. Based in Berlin, Germany, and New York, USA, 1,000+ Babbelonians from over 80 nationalities represent the diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and perspectives that make each person unique. Building genuine connections with our users is what sets Babbel apart, making it the world's leading language-learning platform with more than 16 million subscriptions sold.
Founded in 2007 as the pioneering online language learning platform, we've grown steadily over the years. In 2023, Babbel was honoured with a place on Fast Company's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies, ranking 4th in the Education category
