0Project Buyer - Indirect Purchasing (m/f/d)
KNDS | Germany | 34xxx Kassel | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 04.08.2026 on stepstone.de

Project Buyer - Indirect Purchasing (m/f/d)

Branch: Machine-building and -opera... Branch: Machine-building and -operating


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.

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You are responsible for representing indirect purchasing interests internally in new projects/requirements and the design of the project-related indirect purchasing strategy You support the Lead and Local Buyer in designing and implementing the project-related purchasing strategy You cooperate in the execution of ongoing projects in indirect purchasing and are responsible for project coordination As a professional project buyer, you have the responsibility for the entire procurement process, translate requirements of the specialist departments into clear, purchasing-relevant specifications and tender documents, and are the central point of contact between the demanders, project managers and the higher-level strategic purchasing (lead buyer) and interface coordination between different stakeholders The collection of project-relevant documents, such as performance descriptions, is one of your tasks as well as the support in the creation and testing of documents for indirect purchasing You conduct market analyses and identify potential partners In addition, you collect and minimise contractual and future risks in cooperation with the Lead Buyer and prevent Maverick Buying in coordination The strategic orientation of your own tasks in the assigned task area, as well as the responsibility for adapting the applied strategies in the event of changing framework conditions, is your responsibility The project controlling and reporting regarding purchasing activities as well as the identification of optimization needs and the development of concepts and solutions take over

You have successfully completed technical, business or legal studies with multi-year professional experience or completed vocational training with specialist additional qualification and many years of relevant experience in purchasing for investment and services You have profound experience in project purchase or strategic purchasing, ideally focusing on capital goods (CapEx) and complex services (OpEx) We require solid knowledge in the field of work and service contracts (e.g. VOB, BGB, EVB-IT) as well as in the design of service level agreements (SLAs) as well as in project management and in modern tendering procedures (e.g. E-Sourcing TCO analyses) Safe handling of SAP (MM) or comparable systems and very good Microsoft Office knowledge, especially Excel, are fundamental to the job You have knowledge of German and English in a reliable manner, and another foreign language is of advantage Their work is structured, independent and proactive, and your personality is characterized by analytical thinking, rapid detection of technical specifications and cost structures, pronounced communication and team skills as well as empathy, self-confidence, conflictability, strength of enforcement, resilience and resilience

Secure employer Attractive payment by IG metal tariff contract Kita grant Christmas and holiday money Development 30 days off Staff parking Bike leasing Fitness & Health Services Occupational pension Canteen Flexible sliding time controls Grant for the Deutschlandticket Company doctor Corporate Benefits

Location

ava KNDS
34127  Kassel
Germany

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