Strategic Exterior Buyer (m/f/d)

To occupy: immediately

Your working environment We at MAN Truck & Bus are part of a strong international team and one of the leading European commercial vehicle manufacturers and suppliers of transport solutions. Together with the brands Scania, Volkswagen Truck & Bus and International, we are part of the TRATON GROUP. As part of this association, we face great challenges: Our vehicles are becoming more and more autonomous and networked to be more emission-efficient. We are working on sustainable solutions for this. A career at MAN Truck & Bus offers countless opportunities to participate in this change. The customer first, respect, team spirit, responsibility and waste avoid - these are our corporate values that we live with MAN.

Take us on a string. As part of our global team of more than 36,000 employees, you will make future visions come true together with us. We look at the individuality of our employees as strength and look forward to various applications from people with different backgrounds. If you need support during your application, please contact us.

You are responsible for the alignment and implementation of the strategic goals for material groups in the truck exterior

You act on international procurement markets and take over the global analysis of the procurement market

You take over the search, selection and support of suppliers, start enquiries and compare offers

You are responsible for price and contract negotiations and prepare policy proposals for corporate bodies

You serve independently selected project sizes with reference to the cabin and support the realization of the project

You are responsible for monitoring and avoiding bottlenecks

You develop synergies as well as potentials for the acquired material groups across areas and brands in the TRATON group as well as Volkswagen Group

You negotiate changes to the serial supplier and ensure component and tool availability

You are responsible for the accounting and master data management

As part of the transformation of our industry, you will develop and implement supplier strategies for long-term supply security

You have a degree in Business Administration or Economic Engineering Studies or a comparable training

You bring several years of professional experience from the (automobile) industry with a focus on procurement with

You convince through analytical skills, basic technical understanding and connected thinking

You have their own initiative, communication strength, sovereign appearance and persuasion

You have knowledge of German and English in a reliable manner

Flexible working time design through confidence work time Up to 80 % remote and 20 days/year work from the EU country 30 days vacation + 6-8 days by conversion options Attractive remuneration with 5 special payments Benefits and employee discounts incl. VW Leasing offers Occupational pension Digital learning from anywhere Global career opportunities at TRATON brands in Sweden, USA and Brazil