Category Manager - Real Estate & Office Services (m/f/d)* - limited to 2 years

As part of the Global Sourcing Team and reporting to the Global Category Manager for Real Estate & Office Services, you will drive strategic procurement initiatives across Real Estate and Facilities Management.
You will deliver optimal sourcing solutions, strengthen supplier relationships, support digital transformation, and ensure full compliance with regulatory and risk standards. In this role, you collaborate closely with the global category team and execute local and regional strategies effectively.
This role is offered on a two-year fixed-term contract.

• Act as the central strategic interface for internal customers and supplier managers
• Manage the full strategic procurement process (demand management, tenders, evaluations, negotiations, implementation)
• Monitor and analyze procurement markets, technologies, and costing models
• Manage existing suppliers, identify alternatives, and handle escalations
• Support the Global Category Manager in sourcing, supplier, and risk strategies
• Ensure alignment and implementation of local procurement strategies
• Build strong stakeholder and supplier relationships
• Use category and market insights to identify business opportunities
• Apply digital procurement tools (e.g., Coupa) to improve efficiency and user satisfaction

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, supply chain management, or a similar field
• 5+ years of relevant procurement experience, ideally in an international environment
• Proven experience leading strategic sourcing projects and cross functional negotiation teams
• Solid knowledge of HOAI, BGB, VOB and contract law, including the ability to calculate construction services
• Strong understanding of Real Estate & Office Services supplier markets, facility projects, and technology infrastructure
• Proficient in contract terminology and capable of developing alternative clauses together with Legal
• Good knowledge of digital procurement tools, especially Coupa
• Strong project management and analytical skills, with experience delivering data-driven category strategies
• Fluent German language skills (spoken and written)

Application Instructions

In order to consider your application, we require your application to be submitted via our online applicant portal. In addition to uploading your CV, we recommend writing a cover letter to tell us more about why the position is of interest to you.

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Our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we offer them a wide range of benefits. You can find some examples below.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: we embrace the power of differences and are convinced that diversity fosters innovation and resilience and enables us to act braver and better.
• Continuous Learning: we believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator and critical for building new skills and accelerating growth.
• Career Mobility: we actively support career mobility, and our strong global and regional presence offers a wealth of career growth opportunities for you.

Rewards & Recognition

• Competitive salary: appropriate compensation for your high level of commitment.
• Retirement provision: state of the art in-house pension solutions.
• Work-life balance: promoting the compatibility of family and work in addition to overall work-life balance.
• Health management: focus on your physical and mental health far beyond legal requirements.
• Hybrid working: living the best of both worlds – we offer you a very flexible approach as well as the opportunity to work from abroad on an occasional basis.

* Munich Re not only stands for fairness with regard to its clients; it is also an equal opportunities employer. Severely disabled candidates will also be prioritized, if equally qualified.