Description

In this role, you will partner with various departments to develop and execute strategies for the Wood category, ensuring material availability and cost efficiency. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and analyzing market data to drive sustainable savings.

Requirements

• •Graduate degree in economics, wood/forestry, or comparable field
• •Relevant professional experience in timber or wood industry
• •Fluent German and English skills (spoken and written); additional languages are an asset
• •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• •High level of negotiation skills and decision-making capability
• •Ability to professionally represent the company externally
• •Willingness to travel approximately 20%

Tasks

• •Act as a business partner to Sales, Production, Quality, Supply Network, and Technical departments
• •Develop and execute material group strategies for the Wood category
• •Analyze market, cost, and spend data to build supplier knowledge
• •Identify internal customer needs and collaborate to reduce Total Cost of Ownership
• •Manage supplier selection, evaluation, development, and risk assessment
• •Lead price and contract negotiations with strategic suppliers
• •Draft and manage supplier contracts to ensure compliance and value creation
• •Ensure sustainable realization of savings and communicate achieved savings
• •Perform category risk management, including supply, price, and sustainability risks
• •Maintain accurate spend data and master data in relevant systems, including SAP
• •Communicate category and supplier strategies to internal partners

Benefits