Head of Purchasing (m/w/d)

Our client is a successful medium-sized production company with several hundred dedicated employees. With a purchase volume in the high double-digit million euro area, the purchasing organization contributes significantly to the competitiveness and innovative strength of our client. In the course of a follow-up regulation, the position of the Head of Purchasing (m/w/d) at the headquarters on the edge of the Ruhr region is reoccupied at the next possible time.

As a member of the management team, you will report directly to the management. In addition to the professional and disciplinary leadership of the team, the team plays an important role in the further development of the individual employees. You are responsible for all questions and tasks relating to strategic purchasing as well as operational procurement and ensure the technical and structural development of the department and the implementation of modern purchasing methods. The improvement of processes and processes is also particularly important in terms of system technology as well as initiating improvement measures and implementing digitization and standardization projects. These include the development, creation and implementation of group-related purchasing strategies, including national and international procurement markets, as well as the independent and independent implementation of procurement market analyses. Furthermore, with the development and development of a qualified supplier management system in connection with the qualification and auditing of new and existing suppliers, you will pursue the objective of raising obvious and unrecognized potentials. Furthermore, it is necessary to contribute to improvements in earnings through price and contract negotiations and the conclusion of framework agreements, taking into account synergy potentials.

The position addresses candidates (m/w/d) with successfully completed technical or economic studies or comparable training and relevant professional experience in purchasing. Previous professional experiences were preferably acquired in the context of larger medium-sized industrial enterprises. Based on professional experience in technical or strategic purchasing and/or in supplier development, ideally related to the metalworking industry, you have well-founded leadership experience. In doing so, the future job owner understands himself not only as a manager, but also as a skilled worker and designer of changes that are used to control and develop his own areas of responsibility with great autonomy. Personally, you are convinced by social skills and communicative strength, but also by targeted action and enforcement. Based on your pronounced analytical and conceptual skills and strategic vision, you act pragmatically as well as translation and solution oriented. Professional experience in dealing with ERP systems as well as very good MS Office skills are provided as well as communication strength and negotiation skills, ideally also in English. JOBV1_EN