Strategic Buyer – Commodity Groups, Project Procurement
BUTTING Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hamburg • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Junior
About the role
- Responsible for supplier and procurement management of defined commodity groups and investment projects
- Identifying cost-optimization potential within commodity groups and processes
- Initiating and implementing tenders as well as negotiating terms and contracts
- Evaluating and developing existing supplier partnerships
- Representing procurement interests in cross-functional teams
- Regular business travel to BUTTING sites in Germany and to business partners domestically and across Europe
Requirements
- Relevant degree and/or commercial or technical vocational training with appropriate continuing education
- Professional experience in strategic purchasing or project procurement
- Experience in negotiations and in implementing purchasing strategies
- Strong negotiation skills and assertiveness; resilient and flexible
- Cross-functional thinking and an understanding of complex processes
- Strong communication skills (internal and external)
- Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset
- Proficient in IT applications
- Experience with SAP applications is an advantage
- Excellent written and spoken German
- Good English skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 30 days of vacation
- Flexible working hours
- Company pension scheme
- Bike leasing
- Many other benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
strategic purchasingproject procurementnegotiationpurchasing strategiescost-optimizationsupplier managementtender implementationcross-functional collaborationcomplex process understanding
Soft skills
negotiation skillsassertivenessresilienceflexibilitycross-functional thinkingcommunication skillsentrepreneurial mindsetstrategic mindset
Certifications
relevant degreecommercial vocational trainingtechnical vocational training