Strategic Purchaser

at  Kubota Holdings Europe

Discover the Future of Agriculture with Kverneland Group!
Kverneland Group is a leading international company developing, producing and distributing agricultural machinery and digital services. A strong focus on innovation allows us to provide a unique and broad product range with high quality.
Kverneland Group is part of the Kubota Corporation which has the ambition to support and solve problems in food, water, and the environment leading the way to a more sustainable world. Spanning across 120+ countries and employing more than 50,000 people in Asia, Europe and North America, Kubota generates revenue in excess of $20 billion.
Are you ready to contribute to the future of sustainable agriculture? Explore this exciting career opportunity with Kverneland Group, where innovation meets impact.
My job, Our future

CAN YOU CREATE HIGH DELIVERY SECURITY ALONG WITH GOOD TERMS AND CONDITIONS? ARE YOU EXPERIENCED IN NEGOTIATING TECHNICAL PRODUCTS ON STRATEGIC LEVEL? MOREOVER, YOU SEE YOURSELF AS A NATURAL LINK BETWEEN R&D, PROCUREMENT AND PRODUCTION. THEN YOU MAY BE OUR NEW COLLEAGUE IN PROCUREMENT.

With reference to our Procurement Manager, you will be part of a team of five employees. Purchasing consist of Strategic and Operational Purchasers. As Strategic Purchaser, you will be the link between Strategic Purchasing, R&D, production and Group Procurement.

As Strategic Purchaser your primarily tasks will be, in corporation with category management, to select suppliers and negotiate terms and conditions. You will work closely with both the Procurement team internal and on group level in Kverneland Group. Your focus will be on:

• Selecting suppliers and negotiating prices and terms and conditions to support our objectives
• Develop supplier relationships to improve the company’s Supply Chain and delivery performance.
• Implement tender processes on a periodic basis and evaluate available materials, components, manufacturing and value-added services.
• Select, develop and manage a supplier base that supports our quality and technical requirements and ensures competitiveness now and for the future.
• Early involved in the design process to support the selection of the right technologies and suppliers of Kverneland Group Kerteminde.

You will be responsible for quality and costs of purchased parts.
We help you get off to a good start and contribute with sparring, good advice, encouragement, and concrete tools as well as knowledge.