PURCHASING MANAGER – GRADUATE ENTRY (M/F/D)

Job Location

SCHWALBACH GO & TECH CENTER

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting career in Purchasing? Purchasing is a world of analysis, strategy, relationship management, supply chains, and negotiations. Sounds exciting to you?

YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYER

From its foundation 185 years ago as a soap and candle start-up, P&G today is a leading consumer goods company. We are home to iconic, trusted brands that touch 5 billion consumers worldwide and make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways.

We want you to bring your insight, creativity, and passion to join our dedicated teams who have helped us grow into a global company.

Our people are our greatest asset: with our philosophy of promotion from within, we place strong emphasis on employee development and are committed to finding and fostering world-class talent. Learn from our inspiring leaders, shape our supportive and welcoming culture, and place your personal development at the core of your work!

YOUR ROLE AS A PURCHASING MANAGER (M/F/D)

In this role, you are responsible for leading strategic and tactical sourcing across Social Brand Building, with a focus on social marketing and agency ecosystems, while ensuring full alignment with purchasing strategies and delivering best total value outcomes. You own the end‑to‑end governance and execution of social marketing related contracts, including scope definition, rate structures, usage and rights, exclusivity, and performance measurement.

You coordinate and drive sourcing activities by managing internal and external relationships, ensuring seamless execution of campaigns and purchasing processes while maintaining strict compliance with procurement policies, brand safety requirements, and data/privacy standards. Your responsibilities include defining and executing sourcing strategies and recommendations, leading complex negotiations, and ensuring delivery of key fundamentals such as total value creation and operational compliance. You leverage analytics, spend data, and market insights to identify opportunities, shape sourcing interventions, and support financial planning cycles.

You take ownership of contract lifecycle management and execution excellence across social marketing and agency engagements—ensuring robust governance of statements of work, deliverables, approvals, and payment milestones. You continuously optimise external business partner performance and ecosystem design by managing selection, onboarding, performance tracking, and continuous improvement of partners, while conducting structured supplier reviews and driving innovation across the supply base.

You develop and implement scalable, best‑in‑class sourcing solutions for social marketing, shaping commercial models, negotiation playbooks, and standardized frameworks to improve efficiency and consistency. You build strong cross-functional partnerships with Brand, Finance, Legal, and Operations teams to ensure alignment, provide expert guidance, and enable successful campaign execution. As a key purchasing partner, you proactively analyse market trends and supplier capabilities to unlock competitive advantage and strengthen P&G’s position within the creator economy.

You are accountable for delivering excellence in business results through rigorous execution, data-driven decision making, and disciplined compliance, while building and nurturing strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to continuously elevate performance and value creation.

As we know this is challenging, we make sure that you receive a customized learning plan to ensure you get the right level of coaching, mentorship and training as you deliver your work.

Throughout your P&G Purchases career you may take on a variety of roles including Purchases Manager for local, regional and global scope, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Stewardship Manager, and Sourcing Capability Manager. Each career path is different depending on the unique skills, interests, and goals you bring. Your strong impact and continuous growth will foster a successful career with us.

Job Qualifications

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration or Industrial engineering (a background in Marketing is a plus)

• Fluent business German and good English proficiency (verbal and written), other language skills are a benefit

• Purchasing experience, particularly in an indirect procurement role with a focus on sourcing intangible services.

• Deep understanding of the creator economy with a strong grasp of the social media and influencer marketing landscape, including the different types of creators, agency models, and platform dynamics.

• Familiarity with risk management principles, particularly related to brand safety, data privacy (GDPR), and advertising standards in a digital context.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive insights, build a business case, and make strategic recommendations.

• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills: The ability to influence internal and external stakeholders, builds strong relationships, and work effectively across multifunctional teams.

• Experience in cost modelling, savings tracking, market analysis, and contributing to financial forecasting/budgeting processes and decision making.

• Operational resilience with demonstrated ability to operate effectively and drive processes forward in complex environments.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Exciting work and responsibility from Day 1.

• Competitive Compensation (annual starting salary 69,000€), yearly performance-based compensation reviews and an annual bonus from your first year on.

• A permanent employment contract with a competitive salary, performance-based compensation reviews, and a wide range of social benefits (e.g., flexible work environment, company pension plan, Christmas and vacation bonus, stock purchasing programs, campus services such as fitness center, dry cleaning, etc.).

• A customized personal development plan including relevant coaching, mentorship, training-on-the-job, and a large portfolio of individual upskilling opportunities (e.g., functional Colleges, P&G Leadership Academy, multi-day courses on e.g. digital media, effective business writing and many more).

• Diverse career perspectives with new job assignments every 2-3 years to gain experience in different areas of Purchasing and with the opportunity to work in our Geneva HQ.

• A multi-functional team of passionate, inspiring people with flat hierarchies to work together on our biggest brands.

• A vibrant international spirit with interactions on a regional/global level.

• A dynamic and respectful environment – employees are at the core, we value every individual and support initiatives, promoting agility and work/life balance.

• Opportunity to engage in our various employee programs (e.g., National Diversity Team & New Hire Network activities, inspirational Leadership sessions with in- & external speakers, sports groups for running & football).

APPLICATION

To optimally prepare for our online assessments & interviews, make sure you fully understand our application process.

• CV as a separate document

• Cover letter for the specific role you are applying for

• Copy of high school diploma (Abitur) as well as a copy of Bachelor and Master (if applicable) diploma and transcript

• Copy of relevant work, internship and volunteering certificates or reference letters

Please upload all documents in the "CV/Resume" field. Incomplete applications may lead to delays in the recruitment process.

At P&G #weseeequal

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. At P&G, we strive to build a culture where everyone feels welcome, included, and able to bring their full selves to work.

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Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000154156

Job Segmentation

Entry Level

Starting Pay / Salary Range

€69,000.00 / year