What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Buyer Indirect position at ElringKlinger?
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing regional purchasing strategies for the relevant commodities
- Analyzing the regional procurement markets for the relevant area of responsibility
- In coordination with the plants, recording and processing the procurement requirements in the region
- Carrying out inter-plant tendering within the region
- Supporting suppliers within the relevant subject area and clarifying technical questions regarding the quality of the materials with the specialist departments
- Selecting suppliers (predominantly independently) and conducting supplier negotiations according to the approved negotiation strategy
- Concluding contracts after examination within the framework of the defined purchasing strategy
- Identifying and evaluating new regional and local suppliers
- Negotiating regional supplier contracts, coordinating them with the Legal department and preparing them ready for signature
- Integrating the specialist departments in contracts to be concluded and providing support for the specialist department and Plant Managers
- Carrying out supra-regional coordination work regarding procurement requirements and global projects
- Analyzing and developing standardization possibilities together with the departments
- Implementing global instructions and purchasing standards in the relevant subject area
- Identifying and implementing potential savings within the region for the relevant product groups
Minimum Qualifications:
- Completed bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, mechanical engineering or similar field
- At least 3 years of professional experience in similar role or equivalent combination of education and experience
- SAP experience is preferred.
- Experience buying for Tier-One suppliers is preferred
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