J.P.Sauer & Sohn Maschinenbau GmbH | Germany | 24xxx Kiel | Permanent position | Full time / Home office | Published since: 05.08.2026 on stepstone.de
Indirect Purchasing Employee (m/f/d)
For more than 140 years, we have been an innovative mechanical engineering company for well-known customers around the world. Our focus is on the development, production and distribution of medium and high-pressure compressors for numerous applications in the Industry, Commercial Shipping, Defense and Offshore segments. In the course of a follow-up, we are looking for
in the new team company services. Activity description As an employee (m/w/d) in Indirect Purchasing, you will ensure the economic and timely procurement of materials and services. You control the entire procurement process, maintain sustainable supplier relationships and identify optimization potentials along the purchasing processes. With your negotiation skills, your cost-consciousness and your hand-on mentality, you actively contribute to the further development and digitization of the purchase. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
Own-responsible implementation of the entire procurement process from request to order and delivery to complaint processing Monitoring and ensuring delivery dates Implementation of price and contract negotiations with suppliers Development and consolidation of the supplier portfolio by expanding product group strategies for materials and services Optimization and automation of order processes to reduce manual procurement processes Introduction, further development and support of an ordering platform or modern eProcurement solutions
completed commercial training, e.g. as an industrial businessman or a comparable qualification Multiannual professional experience in purchasing Embossed negotiating strength and safe occurrence in dealing with suppliers High self-initiative, independent and structured work Strong business understanding and pronounced cost awareness Analytical thinking capacity as well as process and solution-oriented operation Safe handling of ERP systems as well as very good MS Office skills Experience in the digitization and optimization of procurement processes Communication strength and joy in cooperation with internal and external contacts German and English knowledge in word and writing
Workplace in an owner-managed family business in the third generation, which is part of a healthy medium-sized enterprise group (worldwide 1,200 employees) with steady growth Good work-life balance: only 35.5 hours a week in full time Operating pension of 90€ monthly Further training Grant to the job or Germany ticket and free parking Offer of company sports via Hansefit 30 days of annual leave, 6 days of voluntary leave and special leave Contract Holiday and Christmas money Flexible and family-friendly working time possible (up to 60% mobile work, sliding time account)
Location
 | J.P.Sauer & Sohn Maschinenbau GmbH | |
| 24159 Kiel | ||
| Germany |
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