Lead 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 Lead Buyer, your main task is the structured management and strategic orientation of the product group as well as the professional management of the Local Buyer The systematic implementation of the agreed goals in purchasing is also part of your responsibility and a structured material group management They are responsible for compliance with the procurement process and ensure optimisation of the supplier base Their task involves the active design of strategic partnerships as well as the preparation and independent management of contract negotiations according to predefined guidelines They adopt the independent formulation of product group strategies and the independent implementation of national and international procurement market analyses They undertake consistent demand analyses as well as the independent solution of complex issues in cooperation with other specialist departments They are responsible for identifying and implementing quality improvement measures and for the internal project coordination As a further task, you take over the professional leadership, guidance and control of the work in the assigned team, supported by the disciplinary supervisor if necessary They initate make-or-buy decisions and process optimizations within the product groups and take over the independent adaptation of the strategic orientation in the case of changed framework conditions They take care of the establishment of strategic supplier relations, among others by searching, selecting and qualifying suitable suppliers They identify cost-cutting potentials and implement them In addition, identify and minimize risks

They have a successfully completed technical, business or legal degree with multi-year professional experience or completed vocational training with specialist additional qualification and long-term relevant experience in purchasing Additional qualification and many years of relevant experience in purchasing They bring a pronounced technical affinity and technical product knowledge with You have good knowledge of contract law and a legal way of thinking In addition, you have good SAP and MS Office skills They bring a structured, independent and proactive operation with In addition, you have a strong communication and team skills as well as empathy, negotiation and enforcement strength Your appearance is safe and confident They bring a high readiness to travel flowing English skills complete your profile, a plus are other foreign languages JOBV1_EN