Engineering or commercial degree with solid technical acumen.
3-5 years of experience in operational and strategic purchasing.
Experience in supply chain management within discrete manufacturing industries.
Strong knowledge of contract law and negotiation skills.
Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
Proficient in MS Office tools, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Hands-on experience with SAP R3 MM for purchasing transactions.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with sales team during early phases to establish supply plans and identify required materials.
Define suppliers alongside category leads and local project teams.
Work closely with internal stakeholders to clarify project scope and requirements.
Establish and maintain a project roadmap for supplier-related materials and quotes.
Engage with suppliers to solicit initial quotes and navigate pre-negotiation and final negotiation stages.
Calculate budget proposals per material for the sales project team based on quoted prices.
Evaluate supplier performance through negotiations that focus on cost-effectiveness.
Benefits
Opportunity to influence supplier selection in project phases.
Access to comprehensive training and development opportunities.
Dynamic work environment with cross-functional collaboration.
Potential for international exposure in project management.
Engagement in meaningful supplier relationship management.
Full Job Description
During Sales phase (early involvement): Be a member of the Sales proposal team, establishing the Supply Plan, identifying which materials have to be approached.
Supply base: to define the suppliers to be requested together with peers like a) Category leads b) Global Purchasing reg. supplier strategy; c) Local Project Team; d) Product Center when applicable.
To work closely with internal stakeholders on scope, requirements and specifications
To establish the Project Roadmap: to list all materials related suppliers; ongoing updates in order to have transparency of quotes (ROM vs. budget vs. fixed pricing; technical status etc.)
To approach suppliers for first quotes, pre-negotiations, final negotiations,
To propose the budget calculation (PCO) per material to the Sales project team; ideally based on a fix quote
To negotiate with the suppliers in order to evaluate best price performance ratio
To apply the relevant purchasing conditions (project specific & using the Standard Terms & Conditions resp. the supplier agreements
To draft, review, and negotiate work contracts and other agreements as needed
Supplier Management
To rate the supplier after project completion; as a standard latest +6 months after PAC
To share the ratings with the supplier and organize a review (Level 1 audit); to manage the corrective actions together with peers (Global Procurement)
To share the performance with the responsible Category Lead
To support the supplier audits
To establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers and external partners for the project
Collaboration with Category Management
Collaboration with Global Procurement
What you need to succeed
Engineering degree or commercial degree with good technical knowledge
Minimal 3-5 years' experience in operational and strategic purchasing
Supply Chain Management experience in comparable industries and project-oriented solutions: discrete manufacturing industries; not in process industries (chemical, pharma, nutrition); not in pure service companies (as e.g. banking, insurance)
Good knowledge of contract and local regulations and negotiation skill
Fluent communication in English; in written and spoken
Good and proven knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
SAP R3 MM (Material Management) with focus on purchasing transactions
Desirable:
Diploma in Purchasing (e.g. CIPS certificate)
MBA; ideally in Supply Chain Management
Every other language besides English & German is beneficial
Working experience in an international company with multiple sites
Work experience in project business comparable to intralogistics projects (size of projects; technology in HW, SW and automation)
Experience as Project Manager to manage trans-regional projects with multiple sites
