Senior Purchasing Specialist
Senior Purchasing Specialist
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22-08-2025
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Job Description
What is the job about
- Deliver consistently high Customer satisfaction on behalf of Group Purchasing and the performance unit.
- Conduct Value Based Sourcing within the Category
- A continuously optimization of the Operational Excellence Innovation and Sustainability delivered from Suppliers.
- TCO optimization in the industry/ category
Your main responsibilities:
Strategic sourcing related activities:
- Responsible to develop category strategy.
- Execution of category strategy by using the existing Purchasing Tools.
- Drive and execute supplier negotiations.
- Responsible for the tendering process (eRFI & RFQs and e-auctions).
- Gain and establish in-depth market knowledge.
- Select supplier and negotiate overall purchase conditions (projects re-source etc).
- Oversee and optimize supplier portfolio.
- Responsible for the contract coverage.
- Responsible for cost out activities.
- Supplier development and approval
Supplier Relationship Management related activities:
- Responsible for the performances of suppliers (e.g. on-time deliveries quality).
- Regular follow-up with suppliers on performance against target and agreed development activities.
- Drive arrange and participate in system audits CSR audits etc.
- Support supply chain improvements and initiatives in cooperation with local units
- Oversee suppliers capacities and drives improvement initiatives.
- Supports Product Development
- Secure deliverables on required VPC activities including approval of supply chain.
- Ensure classification of suppliers.
- Create SRM strategies for key suppliers and relevant collaborative suppliers.
- Drive and design supply chain solutions to support 48h deliveries.
- Establish and drive a team of cross-functional key stakeholders.
- Support Purchasing for Project sales with the right supplier portfolio
Operational Procurement Management related activities
- Accountable for Vendor master data
- Accountable for Purchasing conditions
What do you need to apply
We expect you have:
- Relevant commercial or technical education;
- At least 5 years of relevant experience within sourcing in a global organization;
- Experienced in communicating at senior executive level as well as other levels internally as well as externally (typical counterpart in relationships and strategic negotiations will be managing directors or senior executives);
- Analytical and strategic thinking;
- Result- and action oriented
- Self-confident; Cooperative
- Fluent in English
- Expected travel is approximately 30-40 days per year
We look forward to hearing from you.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
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