Hybrid Project Buyer, Full-time

at Hörmann

• Job title: Project Buyer, Full-time
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ginsheim Gustavsburg, Germany

About the role

• Leads negotiations for project purchasing in automotive sector with various engineering teams. Engages in market analysis and supplier selection focusing on cost management and quality.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for leading and conducting negotiations on quantities, prices, delivery dates and conditions, as well as cost allocation/assumption, both within the scope of drawing authority and beyond.
• You confidently conduct these negotiations in a foreign language for large-scale projects.
• In close cooperation with our engineering teams, you act as lead negotiator for investments in new-build and refurbishment projects, particularly with regard to machinery, equipment, press tools, and services.
• You identify and analyze procurement markets in Europe and Asia based on trade fairs, supplier visits, tender documents and technical documentation.
• You are responsible for leading and organizing meetings.
• Independently, you conduct market analyses, select suppliers, negotiate prices and conclude contracts.

Requirements

• You hold a completed degree, preferably in industrial engineering, business administration or a comparable field.
• You have several years of experience in project purchasing, ideally in the automotive sector.
• You have solid knowledge in sourcing press tools as well as machinery and plant equipment.
• You have business-fluent German and English language skills.
• You think and work analytically, in a structured and independent manner, possess excellent assertiveness and impress with a competent and confident demeanor.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills are among your strengths.
• Your confident presence as well as strong communication and persuasion skills support your success in the team.
• Familiarity with SAP and experience with MS Office applications are a matter of course for you.
• You have repeatedly demonstrated strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Trust: We place great trust in our experts. Therefore, we promote autonomous working and offer the opportunity to take on responsibility early.
• Family-owned company: We live our values as a team and treat each other at eye level. For us, this means an open feedback culture and strong cohesion.
• Recognition: An attractive salary package that rewards performance, 30 days of vacation, the company pension plan (HÖRMANN Pension) and flexible working hours (flextime) form the core elements of the employment contract.
• Growth: We support our employees’ development with a variety of training opportunities — because every career is individual, just like we are.
• Flexibility: Remote work / home office is possible on certain days and we are conveniently accessible by public transport. There are ample parking spaces on the company premises for those commuting by car.