You manage procurement activities by sourcing materials and negotiating with suppliers, ensuring they align with project timelines and budgets while maintaining compliance and monitoring expenditures.
Anforderungen
- •Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering
- •Advanced experience in procurement
- •Strong negotiation and communication skills
- •Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office
- •Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- •Interest to work collaboratively in a team
- •Fluent skills in English and advanced skills in German
Deine Aufgaben
- •Identify and source materials and services.
- •Negotiate contracts and pricing with suppliers.
- •Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers.
- •Evaluate supplier performance and resolve issues.
- •Collaborate with project managers on timelines and budgets.
- •Conduct market analysis to identify potential suppliers.
- •Stay updated on industry trends and pricing.
- •Monitor project budgets and expenditures.
- •Implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality.
- •Maintain accurate records of procurement activities.
- •Prepare reports on procurement status and spending.
- •Ensure compliance with company policies and regulations.
- •Assess and mitigate risks related to suppliers.
- •Process and create purchase orders.
- •Track order confirmations and deliveries.
Original Beschreibung
# Tactial Buyer (f/m/x)
**Aalen** | **Full time**
# Your role
As a tactical buyer you foremost provide procurement support to projects on global and on local scale e.g. in the area of new product/equipment developments and plant-specific investment projects. As part of the operational procurement team you further are responsible to process and create purchase orders, track order confirmations and deliveries beyond the project-specific purchase demands.
* Identify and source materials, equipment, and services required for projects as well as negotiate contracts and pricing with suppliers to ensure cost-effectiveness
* Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, evaluate their performance and resolve any issues that may arise during the procurement process
* Work closely with project managers to understand project timelines, specifications, and budget constraints to ensure that procurement activities align with project schedules
* Conduct market analysis to identify potential suppliers and stay updated on industry trends and pricing with the purpose to utilize this information to make informed purchasing decisions
* Monitor project budgets and expenditures related to procurement and implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality
* Maintain accurate records of procurement activities, including contracts, purchase orders, and supplier communications to use this information e.g. to prepare reports on procurement status and project spending for management review
* Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies and legal regulations, assess and mitigate risks associated with supplier performance and material quality
* Process & create purchase orders, track order confirmations and deliveries
# Your profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, or a related field
* Advanced experience in procurement or purchasing, preferably in a project-based environment
* Strong negotiation and communication skills
* Proficiency in procurement software SAP and Microsoft Office Suite additionally to the ability to assess technical tasks and requirements
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities combined with strong solution orientation and assertiveness
* Interest to work collaboratively in a team environment
* Fluent skills in English and advanced skills in German