Mission and purpose of this position:
core responsibilities:
- approval and negotiation of shopping carts up to defined regional value threshold
- creation of purchase orders w/o value limits and in line with our guidelines
- management of the rfq-process for demands/shopping carts up to defined regional value threshold, incl.
the awarding of suppliers
- realization of saving opportunities by bundling operational demands up to defined regional value threshold, substitution of suppliers, negotiations of payment/ delivery terms and warranty extensions
- processing of order confirmation (maintaining all relevant data in the system, clarification and approval of deviations) for critical/sensitive orders (e.g.
storeroom items) defined by regional operations
- escalation management/problem solving by executing approaches with the aim to secure local objectives
- invoice clarification in case of price deviations
- steering and monitoring the automated replenishment process for coded materials
- identification and support on the creation of electronic catalogs to reduce manual processing requirements, while promoting the usage of existing ones
- mentoring of junior operational buyers
additional responsibilities:
- know and analyze processes and/or information to propose improvements within the purchasing department
- implement measures and support the purchasing team in reaching team's common targets