Purchaser, Material Planner
Kelvion
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Herne • Germany
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About the role
- Order processing in SAP, taking into account optimal order quantities and total costs, including monitoring delivery dates and resolving performance issues to ensure timely and quality-compliant availability of required production materials
- Obtaining and evaluating quotations and conducting technical clarifications with internal departments and/or suppliers
- Negotiating quantities, prices and delivery terms and placing orders
- Analyzing procurement markets and qualifying new suppliers through structured comparison of conditions and participation in audits
- Handling administrative tasks such as master data maintenance, goods receipt postings and invoice verification
- Participating in international, cross-functional projects within a matrix organization
Requirements
- University degree or equivalent qualification relevant to the role (engineering, business, management, …) preferred; at minimum a completed technical or commercial vocational training with additional purchasing qualification
- Proven experience of at least 3 years in Supply Chain Management in an international industrial environment, preferably within a purchasing organization; at least 5 years of professional experience in total
- Goal-oriented personality, focused and accustomed to working under pressure
- Proactive individual who continuously seeks improvements through product and/or supplier changes
- Strong negotiation skills to secure better procurement conditions while maintaining good, professional relationships with suppliers
- Flexibility in resolving external and internal conflict situations
- Willingness to travel regularly and to work in a genuinely international environment with people from different cultures and nationalities
- Solid SAP skills and confident use of MS Office
- Business-fluent German and English (negotiation-level)
Benefits
- Compensation appropriate to your experience and qualifications according to TV M+E, including all collective agreement benefits
- Flexible working hours within a flextime model and 30 days of vacation per year
- Employer-supported company pension scheme
- Corporate fitness with EGYM Wellpass
- Employee offers from well-known manufacturers and retailers via Corporate Benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
order processingprocurement analysissupplier qualificationinvoice verificationmaster data maintenancenegotiationcost analysisdelivery monitoringperformance issue resolutionpurchasing qualification
Soft Skills
goal-orientedproactivenegotiation skillsflexibilityability to work under pressurecross-functional collaborationcultural awarenessrelationship managementproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
university degreevocational training in purchasing