About the role

  • Leiter Einkauf responsible for developing a strategic purchasing organization at HAWE Micro Fluid GmbH. Leading the procurement team and negotiating contracts while ensuring quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and further develop the procurement team
  • Develop and build a sustainable, strategically aligned procurement organization
  • Create purchasing strategies for sourcing machined (milling and turning), mechanical, and electronic components
  • Monitor procurement markets, identify new sourcing channels and implement cost optimization measures
  • Responsible for contract management for supply and framework agreements, including tenders and bid evaluation
  • Procurement of capital goods, energy, tools and purchased parts
  • Conduct price and contract negotiations, optimize purchase prices and procurement quality
  • Analyze and implement cost reduction potentials as well as inventory optimization measures
  • Ensure supply security and price stability while maintaining quality standards
  • Close collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
  • Liaise and collaborate with the procurement organization of HAWE Hydraulik SE

Requirements

  • Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a comparable qualification
  • Several years of solid experience in technical procurement, ideally in a manufacturing company
  • Experience in leading and developing a team is an advantage
  • Knowledge of SAP or another ERP system desirable
  • Strong communication, negotiation and leadership skills, as well as a structured, responsible and solution-oriented working style
  • Good conceptual skills, high initiative and a strong quality awareness
  • High level of team orientation and intercultural competence
  • Negotiation-level German and English, both written and spoken
  • Willingness to travel

Benefits

  • Voluntary benefits aligned with the metal and electrical industry collective agreement
  • Flat hierarchies
  • Family-like working atmosphere
  • Long employee tenures
  • Company events (summer and Christmas)
  • Free tutoring for employees' children
  • Flexible working hours
  • Mobile/remote work options
  • Health programs (e.g., Wellpass)
  • Subsidized lunch
  • Company pension scheme
  • And much more

Job title

Head of Procurement

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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