The Role
We are looking for a Transactional Buyer with German to join our Global Business Services (GBS) Procurement Team at Imperial Brands. This role is central to delivering value and efficiency through best-in-class purchasing processes, stakeholder collaboration, and supplier management.
As part of our Procurement function, you’ll work closely with Business Requestors, Category Buyers, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth purchase-to-pay operations while supporting the implementation of global and local category strategies. By joining us, you’ll become part of an inclusive, global FMCG company with over 25,000 employees worldwide, where your expertise will help shape the future of our product portfolio.
Principle Accountabilities
- Manage the end-to-end purchase process for selected materials and services, guiding business requestors and ensuring compliance with global procurement standards.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal clients and suppliers to understand needs, deliver optimal outcomes, and ensure quality and efficiency.
- Execute transactional procurement activities including supplier/materials master data management, purchase order creation, price checks, order monitoring, and invoice discrepancy resolution.
- Collaborate with Finance and Procurement teams to deliver a stable, efficient Purchase-to-Pay process and accurate reporting (e.g., PR to PO reports).
- Support the implementation of global and local category strategies while promoting awareness of the role and value of Global Procurement across Imperial Brands.
- Identify and deliver continuous improvement initiatives to drive value, efficiency, process standardisation, and operational excellence.
Skills and Experience Required
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in Transactional Procurement Operations.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Fluency in English (C1 level) and German (C1 level), both written and spoken.
- Confident communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders across all levels.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a global team.
What We Offer
In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.
Everyone Belongs
Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.
About Us
We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.
As a matter of policy, Imperial Brands or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.
Everyone Belongs