About the role

  • Strategic buyer for procurement processes in telecommunications infrastructure at American Tower Germany. Involves supplier negotiation, market analysis, and collaboration with procurement team.

Responsibilities

  • Execute procurement processes to ensure operational and administrative requirements are met
  • Request and evaluate offers (RFQs) and conduct negotiations with suppliers
  • Monitor the market to identify trends and optimization opportunities
  • Develop new supplier relationships and improve negotiation outcomes
  • Manage and maintain supplier contracts and qualifications
  • Implement and monitor strategic procurement negotiations
  • Conduct occasional supplier visits for quality assurance and process optimization
  • Analyze cost-saving and efficiency opportunities
  • Maintain the supplier database for assigned material categories
  • Prepare KPI reports and ensure transparency in procurement controlling
  • Work closely with the Procurement Manager and the purchasing team to optimize procurement strategy and identify supply chain risks

Requirements

  • Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel (advanced level)
  • Negotiation-level German (native or equivalent)
  • Very good English, spoken and written (at least B2 level)
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Team player with flexibility when working across internal interfaces
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Confident presence in a dynamic environment and when interacting with management
  • Resilient under pressure, including during peak workloads
  • Solution-oriented mindset with a structured approach to work
  • High attention to detail, ability to multitask and meet deadlines
  • Independent yet team-oriented with a positive attitude
  • High integrity, strong compliance awareness and sense of responsibility
  • Experience in data analysis is an advantage

Benefits

  • Work–life balance with flexible working hours and 30 days of annual leave
  • Comprehensive onboarding
  • Diverse training and development programs, e.g., language courses
  • Subsidy for public transport
  • Opportunity to participate in the employee share/stock program
  • Company pension scheme

Job title

Strategic Buyer — permanent

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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