VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH | Germany | 50xxx Köln | Permanent position | Full time / Home office | Published since: 22.05.2026 on stepstone.de
Head of Purchasing / Head of Purchasing for our Central Services division (m/f/d)
VdS is one of the world's most renowned corporate security institutions, focusing on fire protection, security, cyber security and natural hazard prevention. The services include risk assessments, testing of plants, certifications of products, companies and professionals, and a wide range of education. Our fire protection experts judge more than 30,000 fire protection systems worldwide every year and look forward to your support. Projektmanager (m/w/d) for our Central Services division in Cologne as soon as possible and searched in full time
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Burn for this: Strategic Purchasing: Development and Implementation of Procurement Strategies for Cost Reduction and Quality Assurance Supplier management: Selection, evaluation, qualification and development of suppliers and management of price and framework contract negotiations Guided tour: personnel management, selection and development of the purchasing team Operational Management: Control of Disposition, Ordering Processes and Ensuring Good Availability Controlling & Analysis: Monitoring of purchasing codes, reporting to the management and implementation of make-or-buy analyses Digitization: Optimizing purchasing processes through e-procurement systems and automation
This equipment will bring you: completed studies (BWL, economic engineering) or commercial training with long-term professional experience or comparable Funded leadership experience and enforcement negotiating skills, analytical thinking and high number affinity Secure handling of ERP systems (e.g. SAP) Very good knowledge of German in word and writing Good knowledge of English Self-employed and team-oriented work Flexibility, self-initiative and service-oriented thinking
With this we will burn you for us: Attractive remuneration Outstanding work-life balance thanks to flexible working hours and mobile work models (the last after the trial period) Varied tasks, thanks to which no working day resembles the other Intensive training and continuous support in professional and personal development Occupational pension 30 days holiday and additional work-free days on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Rosenmontag Germany ticket and good connection to the ÖPNV at the Cologne location Additional Benefits such as Job Goggle Grant, Supported Memberships in Sports Studios (Kieser, Urban Sports Club), Powerful Services and JobRad
Location
![]() | VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH | |
| 50735 Köln | ||
| Germany |
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