Supplier Relationship, Vendor Management

STEIN HGS GmbH

Supplier Relationship Manager at STEIN HGS GmbH handling strategic supplier management and negotiations. Focused on optimizing processes and creating value for customers and the company.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeSeevetal • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner management: You are the primary contact in supplier relationships, independently preparing and following up on supplier meetings and keeping all internal stakeholders informed after strategic meetings.
Process optimization & coordination: You actively connect suppliers with internal stakeholders.
Assortment & negotiation: You take on price and contract negotiations in close coordination with your team leader. This also includes soliciting targeted offers and conducting detailed offer comparisons.
Contract drafting & finalization: You provide commercial input to contract preparation together with the team leader and coordinate continuously with the supplier until the final contract is signed.
Cost optimization: You identify and realize savings potential by critically analyzing existing terms and delivery agreements and, if necessary, initiating supplier changes.
Strategy: You independently manage a defined set of suppliers and, in close coordination with your team leader, develop tailored supplier strategies.
Reporting & data maintenance: You are responsible for creating reports and detailed KPI analyses. You also ensure the careful maintenance of supplier contacts and data in our systems.
Process optimization & coordination: You actively link suppliers with internal interfaces, support the continuous improvement of procurement processes, and work closely and cooperatively with other departments.
Data-driven problem solving & innovation: You use data purposefully to solve problems, proactively contribute new ideas, and work on cross-departmental process improvements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 3 years of experience in purchasing and/or partner management
You bring market and business understanding.
Product knowledge or initial exposure to areas such as barricading technology, construction site supplies, or street furniture is a plus.
Strong negotiation skills and assertiveness
Structured and independent working style
Strong data analysis skills and confidence using reporting tools
Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken, and a confident demeanor complete your profile.
We welcome career changers, as well as candidates with a university degree or commercial vocational training.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Permanent employment contract in a future-proof industry
Partial mobile working and flexible working hours
An exciting working environment with plenty of room for initiative and strategic shaping
Short decision-making paths and trusting collaboration in an engaged, open-minded team
Free drinks, fresh fruit and additional corporate benefits
Everyday appreciation – from small gestures to joint team events

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Hard Skills & Tools

negotiationdata analysisreportingcontract draftingcost optimizationprocess optimizationsupplier managementKPI analysiscommercial inputoffer comparison

Soft Skills

assertivenessstructured working styleindependent working styleproblem solvinginnovationcommunicationcollaborationstakeholder managementstrategic thinkinginterpersonal skills

Certifications

university degreecommercial vocational training