Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Procuring the plant's requirements for direct and indirect materials of the defined commodities.
• Playing an active role in the development and implementation of global sourcing strategies.
• Analyzing the local sourcing market for the relevant functional area.
• Responsibly carrying out the entire purchasing process for local sourcing projects from the plant's requirements to RFQs and quotation comparisons to the supplier nomination.
• Maintaining and developing supplier relationships in the relevant functional area and clarifying technical questions with the relevant technical departments.
• Leading supplier negotiations and managing contracts for local projects in accordance with the defined global purchasing strategies.
• Identifying and evaluating local suppliers in cooperation with CU Purchasing.
• Regularly communicating and aligning with CU Purchasing for different commodities and supporting them during negotiations and the supplier release and development process.
• Nominating suppliers according to the relevant purchasing authorizations that have been granted.
• Supporting with quality and delivery issues using escalation processes.
• Collecting, maintaining and evaluating all purchasing-related data and orders in Procurement systems and tools.
• Proactively searching for and identifying potential cost savings and carrying out activities to implement them.
• Planning and executing activities to achieve annual purchasing targets (KPIs) for assigned materials.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completed bachelor's degree in supply chain management or another relevant field of education
• At least 4 years of professional experience in similar role or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 2 years of experience with SAP (preferred) or similar ERP/MRP platform