ABOUT DEPARTER - THE KNOW-WHO PEOPLE

Departer is a leading German Executive Search firm with over 20 years of experience in global leadership recruitment. We specialize in placing executives in medium-sized enterprises and private equity portfolio firms across DACH, MEAI, ASIA, and ANZ regions. With a deep understanding of the DACH economy, we facilitate successful placements within global management teams across corporate headquarters and entities abroad.

For our world-leading client, an international producer in packaging solutions, we are searching for a Business Analyst. Our client is a global market leader in their segment and grows product innovations continuously. As an employer, our client values diversity, driving innovation and change, global connectivity, with a unique team spirit and culture. As a Business Analyst, you act as the right hand of the Cluster Procurement Director by providing strategic and operational transparency over procurement performance across all clusters and regions. The role bridges procurement, finance, and analytics to enable data-driven decision-making. It includes responsibility for procurement, controlling, reporting, spend analysis, performance monitoring, and supporting strategic initiatives.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Design and maintain procurement KPIs, dashboards, and performance reports across clusters, regions, and categories
• Provide monthly and quarterly reporting to the Global Director (spend, savings, payment terms, supplier base, budget adherence)
• Act as the central source for procurement data and reporting
• Lead global spend analysis, supplier segmentation, and cost breakdowns
• Track, validate, and report savings in coordination with Finance
• Support procurement target setting and budget planning
• Deliver insights for strategy development, sourcing decisions, and financial impact assessments
• Ensure data quality and alignment with ERP/BI systems (e.g., MS Dynamics D365, Power BI)
• Collaborate with IT, Finance, and Digital teams on reporting systems
• Support global procurement initiatives, project tracking, and audit preparation
• Interface with Procurement Directors, Regional Leads, Category Managers, Finance, IT, and Audit teams

To be successful in this role, you should have the following skills and experiences: