Teamleitung Strategischer Einkauf (m/w/d)

This is how you make impact

As a global player and part of a large, international corporate group, we offer our customers tailored solutions for the entire product lifecycle, from product development to customer service. With almost 160 employees, we produce electronic assemblies, devices, and systems for the automotive, industrial, and metrology sectors at our plant in Saarland.

Your Responsibilities:

• Providing technical and managerial leadership to the Strategic Procurement team

• Monitoring market developments regarding material availability and price trends

• Sourcing and onboarding new suppliers and contract manufacturers

• Maintaining constant communication with suppliers regarding quality, prices, lead times, and delivery terms

• Negotiating prices and terms, including preparing corresponding framework agreements

• Development and implementation of a procurement strategy

• Further development of the supplier evaluation system

• Implementation of a tender management system for specific product groups

• Commercial project responsibility for new product launches

• Collaboration on projects involving product and packaging changes, including responsibility for cost-optimized phase-out management

• Close collaboration with the Purchasing Operations, Logistics, Sales, and Quality departments

• Tracking supplier metrics and the status of the continuous improvement process at suppliers regarding quality, on-time delivery, and costs (QLTC)

• Conducting and repeating business reviews with suppliers based on QLTC

• Ensuring that suppliers and products comply with REACH, RoHS, and Conflict Minerals regulations

This what we offer

• Performance-based remuneration

• Responsible position within our company

• Internal and external training opportunities

• Company pension scheme

• Collegial and appreciative working atmosphere

• 30 days of annual leave

• Payment of Christmas and vacation bonuses

• Company health management

• Employee discounts

If you have any questions or would like further information, please feel free to contact

Ms. Sandra Lehmann at the following phone number: 06821-980843

-> For the sake of simplicity and with no intention of discrimination, only the masculine form is used in this text. This generally includes all genders.

Your Profile

• A successfully completed degree in business administration (Bachelor’s/Master’s) or comparable education

• Several years of professional experience in a comparable role

• Extensive experience in negotiation

• Strong knowledge of setting up and working with supplier management systems

• Strong knowledge of project and product management is a plus

• Very good, business-level proficiency in German and English

• Very good knowledge of ERP (INFOR) and MS Office (especially Excel),

• Analytical thinking Assertiveness combined with empathy

• Strong communication skills, ability to work in a team, and organizational skills

• Problem- and goal-oriented, independent, and self-directed approach to work