German Speaking Operational Buyer for Indirect Material & Services

B2 Level German language understanding is a mandatory requirement for the position.

DESCRIPTION OF TEAM: Indirect Purchasing acts on request of a department or after the release of an investment and supports the respective department in large projects and service requirements, in the requires as well as the selection of suitable suppliers and conducts the negotiations. The indirect purchasing department decides on the award of contracts and has decision-making authority over the selection of suppliers.

Tasks:

• Processing of delivery date reminders
• Processing of order confirmation reminders
• Creating/changing Supplier data in Coupa/K2,
• Being a support for the team in their daily tasks
• Creation of purchase orders in SAP/Coupa, monitoring of created orders
• Clarifications of invoices/order confirmations in case of any deviations
• Notification and monitoring of claims
• Building relationship with suppliers and key stakeholders
• Taking part in different projects
• Working on optimization of purchasing processes, proposing, and implementing improvements
• Being support for a commodity manager
• Coordinate problem solving across all divisions (Homag, Dürr, Schenck)

Requirements:

• Strong communication skills in English and German (B2 & above) is a must.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing, economics, or logistic area, with at least 3 years working experience in Global assignments
• University degree: Economics or Logistics
• Knowledge of English on a level min. B2
• Knowledge of written and spoken German on a level min. B2
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel, SAP ERP and Procurement processes required
• Strong organizational, communication and negotiations skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Project management skills and continuous improvement mindset
• Personality traits: accuracy, commitment, ability to manage time effectively, responsibility, proactive, take initiatives, decision making

B2 Level German language understanding is a mandatory, kindly fill the following form to apply to the position. Dürr Group Services in India is represented by Schenck RoTec - a fully owned subsidiary of the Dürr Group.