Procurement Manager (German Speaking)

• Free nationwide gym membership for you + 1
• Personal private healthcare, including digital GP
• Life insurance x4
• Company pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 1 personal day
• Option to purchase additional holiday (up to 5 days)
• Great learning & development resources
• Enhanced maternity pay, paternity and adoption leave

The PureGym Group is a global gym business with a community of more than 700 gyms and over 2 million members. At PureGym, everything we do comes back to one simple idea: helping you feel good.

We're proud of our people and have a strong focus on internal progression. Championing diversity, we are committed to providing an excellent employee experience and workplace culture. As such, we are a Disability Confident Committed employer, and offer interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria for a role, and opt-in to the scheme on their application form.

Our gyms are friendly, supportive, and judgement-free spaces where everybody can come in, work out and leave Feeling PureGym Good. We are proud to be certified by Top Employers Institute. See our careers page for full benefits.

• Hybrid working
• A truly flexible working culture

Applications Close: 11th November

At PureGym, procurement plays a critical role in enabling growth, managing risk, driving operational excellence and delivering commercial value across the business.

We're looking for a commercially astute Procurement Manager to join our international Procurement team on a 6 month basis based in Copenhagen to look after procurement needs across the Swiss Market.

This is an opportunity for someone familiar with the complexity of managing indirect procurement across Switzerland, with an understanding of regional supplier landscapes and the challenges of delivering consistent national solutions.

to lead strategic sourcing initiatives, influence senior stakeholders across multiple functions, and deliver tangible business impact within one of Europe's leading fitness operators.

If you enjoy combining strategy, stakeholder engagement and commercial negotiation in a fast-paced international environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us on our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is 'Everybody Welcome' and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.

• Lead high-profile sourcing projects across the Swiss market within a growing international business
• Influence senior stakeholders across Operations, Property, IT, Finance, HR and Marketing
• Work within a modern procurement function that embraces technology, data and AI-enabled ways of working
• Join a collaborative team spanning Denmark, the UK and the US
• Contribute to procurement transformation, continuous improvement and strategic decision-making
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model with exposure to international projects

You'll take ownership of end-to-end sourcing projects, working closely with stakeholders to deliver commercial, operational and strategic objectives across the Swiss market.

• Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned to business and functional priorities.
• Lead RFIs, RFPs, market reviews, benchmarking exercises, contract renewals and supplier negotiations.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, service improvements and risk reduction.
• Analyse market trends and supplier capabilities to drive innovation and value creation.
• Deliver measurable benefits through effective sourcing and negotiation strategies.

• Lead sourcing projects from initial business case through to supplier implementation and mobilisation.
• Partner with stakeholders to define requirements and develop sourcing strategies.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Provide commercial advice and challenge where appropriate to support effective decision-making.
• Communicate procurement activity, risks and progress clearly throughout project lifecycles.

• Lead commercial negotiations and support contract discussions.
• Partner with Contract Managers and Legal teams to finalise supplier agreements.
• Support supplier due diligence and governance processes.
• Contribute to supplier performance reviews and quarterly business reviews.
• Act as an escalation point for supplier and contractual issues.

• Promote procurement governance, policies and best practices.
• Support the delivery of procurement KPIs, including savings, compliance and supplier risk management.
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes and ways of working.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of procurement strategy and capability.

You'll be an experienced procurement professional who combines strong commercial judgement with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• 5+ years' experience in a procurement or strategic sourcing role.
• Experience delivering national solutions across Switzerland
• Fluent in German & English
• Proven success leading competitive tender processes and complex negotiations.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering commercial value, cost savings and business benefits.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent sourcing projects.
• Strong supplier relationship and performance management experience.
• Experience working within a structured procurement environment.

• Experience working with Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) systems.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude or equivalent.
• Experience using project management platforms such as Monday.com or similar.