Commodity purchaser (m/f/d) Steel / weldments

Your role in our team:

• Responsible in the commodity steel / weldments for different sub clusters.The full life cycle of the product (development, serial, after sales)
• Managing all purchasing activities in alignment with the Global Steel / Weldments strategy as well as in connection with other internal stakeholders. 
• Develop existing suppliers (QCT) in alignment with quality, logistics and product cost optimization
• Professional preparation and independent implementation of purchasing negotiations up to the conclusion of the contracts, including framework supply contracts. 
• Take part in development projects as well as in cost optimization workshops. 
• Observation and analysis of the market. 

Your profile:

• Completed studies, preferably in the field of industrial engineering / business administration
• Several years of professional experience in strategic purchasing.
• Good knowledge about the raw material market (steel)as well as in the area of fabrication. 
• Comprehensive experience in negotiations
• Very good entrepreneurial and analytical thinking skills as well as independent, flexible and efficient way of working. 
• Act confident 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 Englisch and German 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
• 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.