Strategic Purchaser
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18 hours ago
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Job Summary
Join the Procurement Team within the Machine Control Division in Odense and work closely with the core of the business.
You will take on a central role in driving and strengthening our operations. Through strategic supplier relationships and wellfunctioning supply chains we create the foundation for our technological solutions. You will collaborate closely with key internal stakeholders and external partners in a complex and businesscritical part of the industry where decisions have real impact and where you can truly leave your mark.
Your mission: Building strong supplier partnerships
As a Strategic Purchaser you will be responsible for managing and developing supplier relationships at a strategic level to ensure an optimal supply chain cost efficiency and strong collaboration with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Your task is to ensure that Leica consistently delivers highquality products and supplies by managing and negotiating commercial relationships and maintaining and optimizing our supplier portfolio.
You will have a role with a broad interface working closely across local and global functions - particularly with Quality Planning and our suppliers. You will be a key player in translating Leicas needs into concrete solutions while contributing to procurement initiatives and our journey toward becoming a fully integrated partner in the global procurement network.
Your key responsibilities include:
- Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships to ensure risk management availability quality and cost optimization
- Negotiating contracts pricing delivery performance and total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Maintaining supplier product and master data in SAP in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Conducting ongoing evaluations and regular supplier reviews (BRM) to ensure compliance with commercial and regulatory standards
- Managing supplier deviations together with relevant stakeholders
- Providing escalation support to planning and procurement to identify alternative material sources
- Selecting evaluating and approving new suppliers in collaboration with Quality and in line with global procurement guidelines
- Leading procurement activities within cost savings and lifecycle management projects
- Implementing upcoming requirements across the supplier portfolio to ensure continuous compliance with import export and quality regulations (nationally and internationally)
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives across procurement processes and supplier management programs
Your success journey: What you will achieve in your first year
Within your first year it is important that you:
- Build and strengthen existing supplier relationships to ensure quality availability and cost efficiency
- Establish close collaboration with internal stakeholders such as Quality and Planning to ensure strong alignment between business and supplier needs
- Identify optimization opportunities within the supply chain and contribute to simplifying and improving processes
You will be part of our Procurement team which plays a central role in the organization by ensuring an efficient supply chain in a dynamic industry. We take our responsibility seriously and pride ourselves on high professional standards while also being bold creative and willing to think outside the box to find new solutions.
No two days are the same - and neither are we. Our diversity within the team makes the work both dynamic and rewarding.
The team currently consists of three Strategic Purchasers two Purchasing Assistants one Project Assistant and a Team Lead. Together we are responsible for the divisions supplier portfolio and we are now looking for you to contribute to its continued maintenance and optimization.
Tasks are primarily handled independently while solutions are developed collaboratively. Our team culture is characterized by open dialogue knowledge sharing and constructive feedback with strong camaraderie continuous learning and mutual support.
We value being together at the office - not only for daily collaboration but also for the social community that is an important part of our culture. At the same time we offer flexibility with the possibility of up to two remote working days per week.
Four great reasons to join the team:
- You become part of a team that values professionalism while making room for coffee laughter and informal conversations
- You gain freedom with responsibility to manage selected supplier groups and leave your own mark on relationship development
- You join a growing department with significant potential for process optimization
- You become part of a team that highly values learning knowledge sharing and job satisfaction
Your background and experience
You bring experience in strategic procurement and long term supplier management and understand how it creates business value.
We expect you to hold a relevant educational background within procurement or supply chain preferably combined with experience from a manufacturing environment involving electronics or mechanical components.
In addition you have:
- Openness to learning and applying new IT tools
- Strong coordination organizational and communication skills
- The ability to collaborate in a global and international organization
- An outgoing proactive and persistent personality
- An analytical structured and quality focused mindset with a commercial approach
- Strong Excel skills: experience with SAP/MRP systems is a distinct advantage
- Practical experience in procurement and supplier collaboration
Your development: A field full of opportunities
At Leica Geosystems Machine Control you will work in a technological environment where procurement is a key part of the value chain. The more you learn and engage the greater influence you will have on our global supply strategy.
We encourage you to take ownership and contribute ideas that create value in collaboration with suppliers and internal teams.
You will be part of an international organization with access to a strong development setup including 1:1 sparring LinkedIn Learning courses and certifications that strengthen both your strategic and technical procurement skills.
Interested
Do you want to help optimize the financial infrastructure and become a key player in a team where collaboration and learning go hand in hand We look forward to hearing from you.
For questions about the position please contact:
Daniel Jaworski
Team Lead Procurement
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Katja Sørensen
People Partner Denmark
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Welcome to Leica Geosystems
Leica Geosystems Machine Control Division is headquartered in Odense and is part of a global organization with employees worldwide. Here you will find an exciting position close to the product with significant influence and close collaboration with international colleagues.
We believe in a work environment defined by humor engagement and development opportunities. We develop advanced GPS and automation solutions for construction machinery and create software and cloud platforms that help the construction industry work more precisely and efficiently.
At Leica Geosystems we are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender identity age or cultural background.
Additional information
- Travel activity: 20-30 days per year for onsite evaluations and supplier visits
- Corporate language: English
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- Math
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP Systems
- Financial Report Interpretation
- negotiation
- Manufacturing
About Company
Hexagon Geosystems has a brand portfolio which is comprised of world-class companies with strong traditions of quality and reliability, such as Leica Geosystems, Scanlaser, Minesight, Cable Detection and Elcome Technologies, to name a few. With more than 4,500 staff employed in 33 cou ... View more
