Procurement Clerk – Purchasing
apt Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Monheim am Rhein • 🇩🇪 Germany
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💰 €50,000 - €55,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- You will manage the entire operational procurement process for materials and services: offer analysis (price, quality, delivery time, sustainability)
- Price/terms negotiations within delegated authority
- Placing orders, tracking delivery dates, handling dunning and complaint processing in the ERP system (proAlpha)
- Point of contact for internal departments and support with intercompany matters
- Building and maintaining long-term supplier relationships, supplier evaluations and audits
- Monitoring market and price developments
- Optimization and digitalization of purchasing processes; master data maintenance
- Analysis of purchasing KPIs, reporting and participation in savings projects
- Participation in contract and investment projects as well as group-wide synergy initiatives
Requirements
- Completed commercial vocational training – ideally Industrial Clerk (Industriekaufmann/-frau) or Wholesale and Foreign Trade clerk
- Minimum 5 years' experience in operational purchasing in a manufacturing company
- Confident use of MS Office and ERP systems – proAlpha is an advantage
- Strong negotiation and communication skills
- Analytical thinking, assertive, team- and process-oriented
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
operational procurementoffer analysisprice negotiationsorder placementdelivery trackingcomplaint processingpurchasing KPIs analysissavings projects participationsupplier evaluationsmaster data maintenance
Soft skills
negotiation skillscommunication skillsanalytical thinkingassertivenessteam-orientedprocess-oriented
Certifications
Industrial ClerkWholesale and Foreign Trade clerk