Strategic Buyer – Category and Project Procurement
BUTTING Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hamburg • Germany
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About the role
- Responsibility for supplier and procurement management of defined commodity groups and capital investment projects
- Identification of cost-optimization potential within commodity groups and processes
- Initiation and execution of tenders as well as negotiation of terms and contracts
- Evaluation and development of existing supplier partnerships and joint responsibility for establishing new ones
- Representation of purchasing interests in cross-functional teams
- Regular business travel to BUTTING sites in Germany and to business partners domestically and across Europe
Requirements
- Degree in a relevant field and/or commercial or technical vocational training with appropriate further qualifications
- Professional experience in strategic procurement or project procurement
- Experience in negotiations and in implementing procurement strategies
- Strong negotiation skills and assertiveness; resilient and flexible
- Cross-functional thinking and an understanding of complex processes
- Strong communication skills (internal and external)
- Commercial and strategic mindset
- Confident user of IT applications
- Experience with SAP applications is an advantage
- Excellent written and spoken German
- Good command of English
Benefits
- Fair compensation
- 30 days of vacation
- Flexible working hours
- Company pension scheme
- Bike leasing
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic procurementproject procurementnegotiationprocurement strategiescost-optimizationsupplier managementtender executioncontract negotiationcross-functional collaborationcomplex process understanding
Soft Skills
negotiation skillsassertivenessresilienceflexibilitycross-functional thinkingcommunication skillscommercial mindsetstrategic mindset