Standort Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia
The Kiel Group is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of passenger seating systems for buses and trains. Our products are used all over the world and are highly valued. We owe this success to our many years of experience and our comprehensive know-how - but above all to the enormous commitment of our employees. We are therefore looking for people to join our team and contribute to our success in this market of the future.

Your tasks

• active interaction and coordination of purchasing tasks between purchasing, R&D and project management
• taking care about purchasing parts in new projects from engineering phase till serial purchasing hand over
• monitoring and controlling of the project budget for purchased components (tools + parts)
• taking care of in-time, in-quantity and in-quality supply for purchasing parts
• participating in project kick offs and project reviews
• taking care of master data set up in SAP system for purchasing components
• providing necessary KPI`s for project purchasing frequently
• creating project related purchasing planning incl. quote comparisons for nomination decisions
• contract preparation and contracting + price negotiation with suppliers for goods, tools, services.
• ordering and coordination for initial samples
• make or buy analysis
• participation on supplier audits and internal procurement audits
• purchasing internal interaction with strategic purchasing, serial purchasing and supply chain management
• interaction with other Kiel plants

Your profile

• English language skills fluently in writing and speaking
• German language skills are a benefit
• Knowledge on quality requirements and processes
• Experienced in contract and price negotiations with international suppliers
• Knowledge in logistics and stock keeping
• Knowledge in customs clearance
• Knowledge in reading and understanding technical drawings
• Flexibility and structured work style
• Personal initiative and team spirit
• Computer literate, especially Excel skills
• Preferable SAP software knowledge

Have we piqued your interest?
Then we look forward to receiving your application exclusively via our application portal.
Apply now and shape the future together

• active interaction and coordination of purchasing tasks between purchasing, R&D and project management
• taking care about purchasing parts in new projects from engineering phase till serial purchasing hand over
• monitoring and controlling of the project budget for purchased components (tools + parts)
• taking care of in-time, in-quantity and in-quality supply for purchasing parts
• participating in project kick offs and project reviews
• taking care of master data set up in SAP system for purchasing components
• providing necessary KPI`s for project purchasing frequently
• creating project related purchasing planning incl. quote comparisons for nomination decisions
• contract preparation and contracting + price negotiation with suppliers for goods, tools, services.
• ordering and coordination for initial samples
• make or buy analysis
• participation on supplier audits and internal procurement audits
• purchasing internal interaction with strategic purchasing, serial purchasing and supply chain management
• interaction with other Kiel plant