Regional Procurement Lead - Northern & Central Europe

Bull is a story. One with a century of European innovation and a working environment where experts design powerful, sustainable, and sovereign digital solutions, enabling states and industries to retain full control over their data and their AI.

Bull is also thousands of engineers, researchers and passionate tech people shaping the future of high‑performance computing, AI, and quantum technologies.

Every day, our teams push the boundaries of what is technologically possible – from next‑generation HPC architectures to exascale supercomputers – supported by world‑class R&D, more than 1,600 patents, and unique end‑to‑end capabilities spanning hardware design, software engineering, data science and quantum research.

We are a people‑centric, innovation‑driven company, where collaboration spans Europe, the Americas and India. We share a common vision of a responsible and sustainable innovation that delivers concrete impact for our customers.

We are looking for an experienced Regional Procurement Lead to take ownership of Procurement activities across Northern & Central Europe. 

Working closely with regional business stakeholders and Group Procurement, you will combine strategic procurement expertise with a strong hands-on approach, independently driving sourcing, negotiations, contracting and supplier management.

The position reports to the Group Procurement Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Procurement partner for business stakeholders across the NCE region.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, from business requirements and market analysis through RFP/RFQ, supplier selection, negotiation and contracting.
• Develop and implement regional procurement initiatives aligned with Group Procurement and category strategies.
• Lead commercial negotiations and identify opportunities for cost optimization, value creation and risk mitigation.
• Manage key supplier relationships, contractual performance and supplier risks.
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance and Group Procurement to ensure effective execution and adherence to procurement policies.
• Proactively manage priorities, risks and open topics across multiple countries and stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of procurement processes and ways of working.

Your profile

• 10+ years of Procurement experience in an international industrial environment.
• Fluent English and German, including business negotiations.
• Strong experience in sourcing, RFP/RFQ management, commercial negotiations, contracting and supplier management.
• Ability to work highly autonomously, take ownership and drive topics through to completion.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including interaction with senior business stakeholders.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills, comfortable managing multiple countries and business requirements.
• Analytical, pragmatic and solution-oriented.
• Comfortable combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Why join us?

This is a highly autonomous regional role offering significant exposure to business stakeholders and the opportunity to shape and drive Procurement across Northern & Central Europe.

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