Local Buyer (m/w/d)

KNDS Germany develops, manufactures and maintains a wide-spread product portfolio as a system house. These include combat tanks, highly protected wheel vehicles, artillery systems, military bridges, customer service and training solutions. As part of the KNDS Group, we stand for the start of the consolidation of the industry for military land systems in Europe. We offer highly interesting, complex and challenging activities in a collegial environment. Our employees appreciate this, whether in development, production or administration. We successfully combine innovative capability with tradition and many years of experience. As a Local Buyer, you support the Lead Buyer in its strategic tasks in the respective product group The implementation of the agreed objectives specifically taking into account the security of supply and product quality is one of your main tasks They carry out national and international procurement procedures and procurement market analyses The active design of strategic partnerships is another focus of your activity In addition, you are responsible for building strategic supplier relationships, including by searching, selection and, if necessary, Qualification of appropriate suppliers You will also prepare and conduct negotiations with suppliers independently, with legal assistance In this course you are also responsible for the preparation of larger contracts As an exciting additional topic you have the initiation of make- or buy decisions The identification and implementation of cost-cutting potentials and quality improvement measures are also part of your responsibility

They bring a successfully completed technical, business or legal studies as well as specialist professional experience or completed vocational training, specialist additional qualifications and multi-year relevant professional experience in purchasing with You also convince yourself with your technical affinity and your willingness to acquire technical product knowledge You have very good SAP and Microsoft Office knowledge A structured, independent and proactive procedure is of course for you They appreciate team work and are extremely communication-intensive Their personality is also characterized by self-confidence and a certain appearance High levels of negotiation and enforcement You are open to professional travel activities in Germany and abroad flowing English skills complete your profile, a plus are other foreign languages