Buyer (f/m/div.)

Your contribution to something big:

Take ownership of strategic supplier relationships and help create competitive, reliable and sustainable purchasing solutions.

As a Strategic Buyer, you will be the key commercial interface for a defined supplier portfolio, managing supplier relationships from negotiations and contracts to performance, capacity and risk management.

You will also bring supplier, regional and market insights into the development of our category strategy, working closely with Purchasing, Quality, Logistics and other cross-functional partners.

In this role, you will:

• Manage the relationship with a defined portfolio of suppliers, acting as the main commercial interface towards the supplier.
• Take ownership of supplier-specific targets and drive their achievement in close cooperation with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Lead commercial and contract negotiations, including pricing, corporate agreements, payment terms and other business conditions.
• Prepare and conduct regular price negotiations, identifying opportunities to improve commercial competitiveness.
• Manage supplier risks proactively and coordinate appropriate mitigation actions when required.
• Monitor supplier-related quality, delivery and capacity topics in close collaboration with Quality and Logistics teams.
• Coordinate and manage supplier escalations, ensuring clear ownership, appropriate actions and effective follow-up.
• Contribute actively to the development and implementation of the category strategy, bringing insights from suppliers, markets, regions and product lines.
• Lead RFQ and sourcing activities when assigned, coordinating quotations and supporting supplier selection decisions.
• Maintain relevant purchasing and supplier data in ERP systems in cooperation with purchasing operations teams.
• Support the continuous improvement of supplier performance, purchasing processes and commercial results.

Function: Engineering
Experience Level: Associate