)Senior Global Lead Buyer (m/f/d)
What can you expect?
- You are responsible for several major direct material groups and lead global commodity teams with members from all affected locations
- You develop and lead material group strategies action plan (e.g. with regard to analysis, planning, implementation, global and local supplier mix, product contingents etc.)
- You obtain information from vendors, suppliers and publishers on matters like costs, ordering instructions, and returns and maintain relationships with vendors and suppliers
- You realize Group savings targets for the respective material groups and implement the agreed strategies in all individual locations
- You lead group negotiations with suppliers in alignment with several locations
- You develop and visit existing suppliers important to the Group, identify and introduce new suppliers where required or transfer existing suppliers to other Group locations
- You are the escalation point for local units in case of supplier issues (e.g. negotiation support for large claims)
- You track supplier’s performance based on KPIs (i.e. On Time Delivery, Quality)
- You deliver results based on costs, day payable outstanding, on-time delivery, quality
- You act as consultant to communicate and coach procurement organizations to introduce new supplier
- You support in new supplier validation audits (if needed)
- You issue reports and present progress at project meetings
- You conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends
- You perform budget analysis as required and prepare reports and data analysis for management
- You are responsible for managing claims with Vendors and develop appropriate settlement plan
What do we offer?
- 30 vacation days & special leave
- Attractive remuneration
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working hours within the framework of trust-based working hours
- Various home office options and completely remote work possible
- Personal further training in cooperation with various partners and educational institutions
- Excellent health management (1st Regensburg company with DQS Gold certificate)
- Bike leasing and IT hardware leasing
- Owner-managed company canteen
- Free drinks
- On-site parking spaces with charging facilities for e-vehicles
- Subsidized Deutschlandticket, RVV ticket and fitness studio
- Various discounts with renowned partner companies (Apple, Nike, Dell, Zalando etc.
Bonus System
Sabbatical Possible
Company Car
Flat Hierarchies
Parental Leave
Job Bike
Promotion of Employee Initiatives
What should you bring along?
- You have several years of experience as a Lead Buyer or a leader of cross-functional teams in the industrial business environment, in best case in transformer industry
- You have a degree in industrial engineering, business administration or comparable qualifications
- You possess extraordinary skills in analytics, project and process management, self-organisation, -structuring and -prioritization, assertiveness combined with capacity in teamwork, and communication to internal and external Stakeholders
- You are business fluent in English as well as experienced in negotiations and with Microsoft Office
- You are willing to travel up to 30%
At least 4 years of work experience required
Languages
Skill set
About SGB-SMIT GmbH
Energieversorger und Industrieunternehmen in der ganzen Welt vertrauen auf die Produkte und Dienstleistungen der SGB-SMIT Gruppe mit Niederlassungen in Deutschland, den Niederlanden, Rumänien, Tschechien, Frankreich, Malaysia, China, Indien, Südafrika und den USA. Entstanden aus dem Zusammenschluss lokal operierender, im Mittelstand hoch erfolgreicher Unternehmen, stellt die SGB-SMIT Gruppe heute einen effizienten Verbund in Form einer Holding mit weltweiten Vernetzungen dar. Eine Kombination, die für unsere Kunden das Beste aus „beiden Welten“ vereint: Global betrachtet bieten wir Qualität und Marktexpertise auf Weltniveau. Lokal gesehen profitieren die Kunden von schlanken Strukturen und kurzen Wegen, sowohl bei Planung und Fertigung als auch bei Transport und Service. Dies wird durch unsere internationalen und vielfältigen Teams aus hochtalentierten und motivierten Mitarbeiter*innen ermöglicht. Unser Bekenntnis zur Qualität und Nachhaltigkeit im Umgang mit unseren Mitarbeiter*innen, Kunden und in der Ausrichtung unserer Produktion resultieren aus unserer langjährigen Erfahrung und Professionalität. Das wissen unsere Kunden weltweit zu schätzen.
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