Commodity purchaser (m/f/d) Machinings

Your role in our team:

• Responsibility within the commodity Machinings for several sub clusters:
  
  • the full life cycle of the products (project, serial, after sales)
  • the different CLAAS plants (mainly Germany)
• Managing all purchasing activities in alignment with Global Machinings strategy as well as in connection with internal stakeholders within CLAAS
• Daily cross functional collaboration
• Professional preparation and independent implementation of purchasing negotiations up to the conclusion of the contracts, including framework supply contracts.
• Supporting the achievement of C-Q-D (Cost Quality Delivery) goals in development projects through the early integration of high performance suppliers
• Follow up and steering of suppliers performance
• Observation and analysis of the market

Your profile:

• Completed studies, preferably in the field of business administration/industrial engineering
• Several years of professional experience in strategic purchasing as well as in depth knowledge of contract law
• Skills and experience in project management, as well as a high technical affinity for the field of Machinings (milling and turning technology), would be highly appreciated
• Comprehensive experience in negotiations
• Very good entrepreneurial and analytical thinking skills as well as an independent, flexible and efficient way of working
• Act confidently at internal and external management levels
• Experience in working together in an interdisciplinary and intercultural environment
• Very good communication and teamwork skills as well as business fluent English skills
• Confident use of MS Office and SAP
• Willingness to travel

Your benefits:

• A highly international work environment awaits you.
• Develop yourself personally and professionally in an international, open-minded team full of drive and initiative, with considerable scope for creativity and change.
• Strong team spirit, an open culture of error, and a digital mindset.
• You can rely on this: CLAAS is a family business through and through. Personal contact is important to us, and we promote an open, performance- and employee-oriented leadership culture