Good to have:

• Academic degree in Business administration, engineering or comparable qualification
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Purchasing (or similar functions)
• Supplier management & negotiation skills
• Structured way of working
• Analytical thinking, initiative, attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Very good English skills written and spoken
• Knowledge of SAP is an advantage
• Knowledge of German language is an advantage
• Willingness to travel

Responsabilities:

• Technical project purchasing responsibility in assigned commodity (Mechanics and Electro-mechanics) in the Power and Energy Solutions Business Unit
• Executes relevant purchasing tasks in product development process in close collaboration with the Purchasing Project Leaders, Lead Buyers and Commodity Managers
• Execution of all purchasing tasks in the acquisition phase, including representation of purchasing interests in the project
• Close collaboration and coordination to Project Purchasing Leaders
• Ensure the achievement of R&D project targets with respect to deadlines, quality & prices
• Plan, coordinate and ensure on time deliveries of purchased parts
• Perform RFQ process, independent price negotiation for purchased parts, supplier selection and supplier nomination
• Closing of project relevant supplier contracts
• Management of technical changes (MEC) for purchased parts until hand over to Series Purchasing (first parts out of tool)
• Handover buy parts responsibility to Material Requirements Planner and to Series Purchasing in production plants according to process