Part - time purchasing employee in a hybrid role at a global manufacturer specializing in corrosion protection packaging solutions. Responsible for operational purchasing and supplier negotiations.
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Hybrid Buyer, Indirect Materials
Posted 3 months ago
About the role
- Buyer for indirect materials at MENTOR, a global leader in LED lighting solutions. Involved in procurement, supplier management, and cross-department collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Preparation and execution of supplier enquiries at national and international levels, including the creation and evaluation of bid comparisons as a basis for supplier selection
- Preparation and maintenance of procurement market, quality, cost and value analyses
- Procurement of indirect materials, services, machinery and vehicles
- Conducting price and terms negotiations and drafting supply and non-disclosure agreements
- Contract management for ongoing service agreements
- Continuous evaluation and development of suppliers within the responsible product group
- Identification of cost-saving potentials and preparation of make-or-buy analyses
- Close cooperation and coordination with specialist departments at international sites
- Monitoring and maintenance of price, item and supplier master data
Requirements
- Completed commercial training or a degree with a commercial background
- Technical understanding and ideally several years of professional experience in an industrial environment, preferably in procurement for automotive suppliers or in the electronics sector
- Confident negotiation skills and assertiveness
- Proficient user of MS Office applications and ERP systems (ideally proALPHA)
- Strong communication skills, conceptual thinking, analytical approach and a high level of organizational talent and commitment
- Person of integrity with team spirit and a proactive mindset and working style
- Good written and spoken German and English skills
Benefits
- Exciting, varied role with room for personal initiative
- Secure position with long-term prospects in a successful, dynamically growing technology company
- Permanent employment contract
- Flexible working time models to improve work–family balance
- Company agreement for mobile working
- Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths in a family-owned company
- Company culture shaped by cooperation, reliability and a collegial atmosphere
- Professional onboarding and thorough, individual training for your responsibilities
- Performance-based compensation and an employer contribution to company pension scheme
- Attractive vacation and bridge-day arrangements for good rest and recovery
- Company canteen with healthy meals and a meal subsidy
- Wellhub: exclusive access to a wellbeing program for better balance and wellbeing in everyday life
- Various employee discounts (Corporate Benefits) with many well-known brands
- Team events that promote cohesion and provide variety
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