Buyer (m/w/d) for German family business

HAPEKO is the first address for professionals and managers in Germany. The focus of the activity is the creation of links between specialists and executives with a professional desire for change and suitable companies. HAPEKO (www.HAPEKO.de) is represented throughout Germany with more than 20 locations.

Our client is a highly expanding medium-sized German family business specializing in high-quality business and event catering. The company has been successfully established on the market for over 20 years, has a well-known customer portolio and continues to grow healthy and sustainably with 2,500 employees.

At the next time, we are looking for a dedicated buyer (m/w/d) to complement the friendly team in a newly created growth center. In your role, you take over operational and strategic supply chain projects with a focus on Food & Beverage. They support the digitization of purchasing processes as well as the optimization of the supplier portfolio and generally feel comfortable in a broadly designed area of responsibility. Beyond your area, you can design structures and optimize processes and are an important interface within the company.

In our search we address candidates (m/w/d) with experience in the area of HoReCa (hotel industry, gastronomy, catering, care). Candidate:w/d), with a professional background in controlling or project management, are as happy to see people (m/w/d). The reference to food / R&B is important. Developing and implementing purchasing strategies (cost reduction, make-or-buy analyses) Defining criteria for supplier evaluation and selection Implementation of price and contract negotiations including Contracts Continuous optimization of contracts and conditions and the supplier portfolio in the food and non-food sector Conducting market analyses, compiling evaluations and reporting as well as deriving recommendations for action Close cooperation with adjacent departments such as sales, operations, accounting, IT etc. Own takeover of supply chain management projects focusing on F&B

Successfully completed business studies or a commercial training, ideally related to the hotel industry or gastronomy, e.g. hotel businessman, hotel businesswoman, hotel expert, hotel expert, cook, etc. Industry knowledge from one of the areas of hospitality, gastronomy, catering, food, HoReCa, care or system hospitality First experience in purchasing Safe handling of Excel, good numerical understanding and high IT affinity Team player with the ability to capture complex facts quickly and derive recommendations for action Macher with Hands-on Mentality and Flexible Working

Varied tasks with high personal responsibility Work in a dynamically growing, healthy and profitable company Intensive integration, flat hierarchies and great design potential Attractive compensation package, 30 days vacation, job wheel, corporate benefits Free drinks and healthy, high-quality lunch JOBV1_EN