About the role

  • Lead procurement team and develop strategic purchasing organization at HAWE Micro Fluid GmbH. Ensure supply security and optimize costs in a hybrid working environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and further develop the purchasing team
  • Develop and establish a sustainable, strategically oriented purchasing organization
  • Create purchasing strategies for the procurement of milled, turned, mechanical and electronic components
  • Monitor procurement markets, identify new sourcing channels and implement cost optimizations
  • Responsible for contract management for delivery and framework agreements, including tenders and bid evaluations
  • Procure capital goods, energy, tools and purchased parts
  • Conduct price and contract negotiations, optimize purchase prices and procurement quality
  • Analyze and implement cost-reduction potential as well as inventory optimizations
  • Ensure delivery reliability and price stability while maintaining quality standards
  • Work closely with internal interfaces
  • Exchange and cooperate with the purchasing organization of HAWE Hydraulik SE

Requirements

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

Benefits

  • Voluntary benefits aligned with the collective agreement for the metal and electrical industry
  • Flat hierarchies
  • Family-oriented company culture
  • Long average employee tenure
  • Company events (summer and Christmas)
  • Free tutoring for employees' children
  • Flexible working hours
  • Mobile working (remote work)
  • Health initiatives (e.g., Wellpass)
  • Subsidized lunches
  • Company pension scheme
  • And much more

Job title

Head of Purchasing

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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