Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Collaboration on preliminary inquiries, in close coordination with the engineering team
• Ensuring compliance with internal and external procurement regulations
• Participation in the creation and maintenance of a central procurement plan.
• Compiling and sending out tenders
• Compiling the received offers for evaluation in the project teams.
• Evaluation of the bids and preparation of a well-founded award proposal for the award decision within the project team.
• Conducting and documenting clarification meetings and negotiations
• Drafting contracts and orders
• Tracking the expediting tasks in the project
• Collaboration with controlling on the topic of change management, and identifying and realizing potential savings.
• Defect and warranty management, close-out process

Must Haves:

• A successfully completed commercial or technical degree or a commercial or technical apprenticeship followed by further training to become a federally certified buyer/purchasing manager
• At least 5 years of professional experience in purchasing, ideally for engineering, planning and construction services or production and automation systems.
• Fluent German and English skills
• Excellent MS Office skills, experience with Google tools, and an affinity for working with new digital systems, especially AI-based technologies.
• Detail-oriented in dealing with key figures and information storage in general
• Good organizational, analytical, and conceptual skills
• Good consulting skills and strong negotiation skills
• Structured, meticulous and independent work style
• Agility, resilience, and teamwork skills complete your profile.
• Good communication skills, proactive communication within the project team and with stakeholders

What we offer you: