- Create purchase orders
- Issue and complaint management
- Communicate with clients and suppliers
- Interface with Finance, Order Management, Accounts Payable departments
- Invoice clarification
- Manage exceptions to established category strategy
- Support one-off tactical sourcing of client requirements
- Take category guidance from the Team lead
- Execute competitive bid events
- Communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers
- Analyze changing client/market conditions
- Identify appropriate potential suppliers to fit client's business objectives
- Negotiate and contract with exception suppliers driving additional savings and value
- Communicate supplier recommendations to clients based on objective criteria and fit for client business
- Track and report supplier performance and resolve any supplier performance issues in conjunction with the Team lead
- Identify any exception opportunities to the Team lead and make recommendations on strategic approaches that might be taken
- Support periodic key stakeholder meetings with client to review commodity strategy and activities
- Optimize supply base opportunities
- At least 5 years experience as a buyer
- Experience in the IT services category is a plus
- Degree program: Business Administration, Industrial Engineering desirable, other degree programs possible
- Knowledge of MS Office programs
- Knowledge of SAP MM
- Confident in dealing with customers and suppliers
- Independent development of complex interrelationships
Things to know before departure:
- Start: by arrangement - always on the 1st and 15th of the month
- Working hours: full-time (40h); 27 vacation days
- Employment contract: Unlimited
- Line of work: Consulting
- Language skills: Fluency in written and spoken German & English
- Other: a valid work permit