Position Overview

• As a Buyer, you ensure a timely, cost-efficient, and compliant supply of materials, spare parts, indirect goods, and services. You manage purchasing processes end-to-end, maintain accurate documentation, and support warehouse and production continuity while contributing to global procurement standards and KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate with suppliers to obtain prices, availability and delivery information.
• Request and compare quotations, bids, and commercial terms.
• Negotiate pricing and purchasing conditions within approval limits.
• Create and process purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP.
• Ensure suppliers acknowledge purchase orders and confirm delivery dates.
• Monitor delivery schedules and follow up on delays or issues.
• Verify delivery documentation and confirm receipts in SAP.
• Monitor inventory levels and support reduction of excess or obsolete stock.
• Resolve supplier performance issues related to quality or delivery.
• Prepare contracts and maintain purchasing documentation and records.
• Create procurement and cost reports and support KPI tracking.
• Cooperate with internal departments (Production, Planning, Warehouse, Quality, Finance).
• Identify improvement opportunities, alternative suppliers, or cost-saving options.