CU Strategic Buyer
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Procuring the plant's requirements for direct and indirect materials of the defined commodities.
- Playing an active role in the development and implementation of global sourcing strategies.
- Analyzing the local sourcing market for the relevant functional area.
- Responsibly carrying out the entire purchasing process for local sourcing projects from the plant's requirements to RFQs and quotation comparisons to the supplier nomination.
- Maintaining and developing supplier relationships in the relevant functional area and clarifying technical questions with the relevant technical departments.
- Leading supplier negotiations and managing contracts for local projects in accordance with the defined global purchasing strategies.
- Identifying and evaluating local suppliers in cooperation with CU Purchasing.
- Regularly communicating and aligning with CU Purchasing for different commodities and supporting them during negotiations and the supplier release and development process.
- Nominating suppliers according to the relevant purchasing authorizations that have been granted.
- Supporting with quality and delivery issues using escalation processes.
- Collecting, maintaining and evaluating all purchasing-related data and orders in Procurement systems and tools.
- Proactively searching for and identifying potential cost savings and carrying out activities to implement them.
- Planning and executing activities to achieve annual purchasing targets (KPIs) for assigned materials.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Completed bachelor's degree in supply chain management or another relevant field of education
- At least 4 years of professional experience in similar role or equivalent combination of education and experience
- At least 2 years of experience with SAP (preferred) or similar ERP/MRP platform
We look forward to receiving your application. Please apply online only.
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