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About the Role

Innomotics is seeking a Senior Procurement Controller to act as a strategic business partner and financial advisor to the EVP Procurement. This role involves providing forward-looking analysis, challenging business cases, and supporting negotiations with financial modeling. The position also focuses on savings governance, performance management, planning, forecasting, budgeting, spend analytics, and procurement governance.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary financial advisor to the EVP Procurement, providing forward-looking analysis, scenario modeling, and commercially sound recommendations
Prepare and present high-quality executive-level materials for leadership reviews, CFO briefings, and Board-level reporting
Challenge and validate business cases for sourcing decisions, supplier consolidation, and major procurement initiatives with a rigorous financial lens
Actively participate in EVP Procurement leadership meetings, translating strategic procurement ambitions into measurable financial targets and milestones
Support negotiations with financial modeling of contract structures, volume commitments, pricing escalation mechanisms, and risk-sharing arrangements
Lead ad-hoc strategic analyses including total cost of ownership (TCO), should-cost modeling, and supplier profitability assessments
Own and continuously evolve the Group's procurement savings methodology, ensuring clear definitions and consistent application across Direct and Indirect spend categories
Independently validate and challenge claimed savings from Category Managers using robust financial techniques
Ensure full integration of validated procurement savings into the P&L, budget, and rolling forecast with clear audit trails
Drive the development of a comprehensive procurement KPI framework and ensure implementation across all Divisions
Produce the monthly Procurement Performance Dashboard for the EVP Procurement and CFO with actionable commentary and exception flagging
Lead the annual savings target-setting process in alignment with Group FP&A and business strategy
Lead the end-to-end procurement budgeting process as the finance owner, consolidating input from all category teams & divisional procurement controller and aligning with Group financial planning cycles
Translate market intelligence into quantified financial risk and opportunity assessments
Drive variance analysis between actuals, forecast, and budget with rigorous root-cause identification and clear escalation of material deviations
Collaborate with Treasury on commodity hedging strategies and assess their P&L impact within the procurement context
Embed scenario planning and sensitivity analysis as a standard tool in procurement financial reviews
Active Support procurement digitalization and functional excellence team with commercial input and gate keeping to achieve best in class spend analytics and data intelligence
Serve as the procurement finance owner during internal and external audits, ensuring full documentation and traceability of savings claims and procurement decisions
Monitor and report on supplier payment terms compliance, working capital impact of procurement decisions, and alignment with Group cash flow targets
Ensure compliance with IFRS requirements relating to procurement
Act as the finance workstream lead in procurement transformation programs
Support M&A transactions as the procurement finance expert: conduct procurement due diligence, quantify synergy potential, and lead savings tracking post-close
Drive automation and process improvement initiatives within FP&A and Procurement Controlling
Mentor and develop junior controllers within the FP&A team, building procurement finance capability across the organization
Act as a center of excellence for procurement finance best practices across regional and divisional finance teams

Requirements

Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field (MBA is an advantage)
Continuous professional development in procurement, supply chain finance, or advanced analytics is highly valued
4-8+ years of experience in Procurement Controlling, FP&A, or Procurement Finance, with a minimum of 5 years in a corporate or group-level finance role
Proven track record as a business partner to senior procurement leadership in a complex, multinational environment
Deep expertise in procurement savings methodology, spend analytics, and procurement KPI design
Demonstrated experience leading financial workstreams in procurement transformation or M&A integration projects
Hands-on experience with SAP (MM/FI/CO modules)
Strong experience with BI tools and advanced Excel / financial modeling capabilities
Experience working in industries with significant procurement complexity (e.g., automotive, FMCG, industrial manufacturing, retail, pharma)
Exceptional analytical rigor combined with the ability to synthesize complexity into clear, actionable executive narratives
Outstanding stakeholder management skills
High degree of initiative and intellectual curiosity; proactively identifies problems and drives solutions
Resilient and adaptable under pressure with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong team player
Sound commercial judgment and an entrepreneurial mindset beyond the traditional controller role
Uncompromising integrity and discretion in handling sensitive commercial and financial information
English: Full professional proficiency – mandatory
German: Professional proficiency optional

Skills

Financial modeling
Scenario analysis
Spend analytics
Data visualization
ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA preferred)
Procurement platforms
Commodity markets
Hedging instruments
FX exposure management
Automation tools (RPA, Power Automate)
Data stack concepts
Power BI
Tableau
SAP Analytics Cloud

Location

Nuremberg
Berlin

Work Type

full-time

Experience Level

Senior
4-8+ years of experience
minimum of 5 years in a corporate or group-level finance role

Education Level

Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field
MBA is an advantage

Salary/Compensations

Compensation according to the applicable collective agreements of the metal and electrical industry

Benefits

30 days of vacation per calendar year
Flexible working models
Pension benefits
Development opportunities
Health care offerings
Childcare subsidy
Employer subsidy for "Deutschlandticket"
Canteens with lower prices for employees
Access to a benefits portal with attractive employee offers

About the Company

Innomotics is an industry-leading supplier of motors and large drive systems.
With a trusted legacy of more than 150 years of engineering expertise, our products power all of the world’s most essential industries.
Today, we are bringing the #EnergyTransition to life with a portfolio that enables our customers to boost energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gases, and minimize the carbon footprints of plants.
We are a team of more than 15,000 dedicated experts, doers, innovators.
For us, engineering the future means keeping businesses in motion.
As a global player operating with the spirit and speed of a mid-sized champion, the future holds unlimited opportunities for us.

Equal Opportunity

Innomotics is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.