Strategic Buyer (m/f/d)

Job description

We are looking for you as a strategic buyer in the field of electrical engineering (m/f/d) [direct placement] for a Germany-wide group in Frankfurt

This is what your new employer offers:

This is what you can expect from our customer: 

• Successfully completed studies (business administration, electrical engineering, energy technology or comparable) or a completed commercial apprenticeship or business administration qualification
• Relevant professional experience in strategic purchasing, ideally in the field of electrical engineering, energy (power supply) and project business
• Sound negotiation & project management experience
• Result orientation and strategic thinking with a focus on long-term goals and implementation desirable
• Leadership skills, team coordination and development
• Confident demeanor and strong communication skills in negotiations and in dealing with stakeholders 

This is what you can expect from ACTIEF:

• Professional advice and individual selection of suitable positions
• Access to companies that do not tender publicly
• Perfect preparation of your application documents
• Free job application coaching
• Free job advice

Your tasks:

• Responsibility for the purchasing volume: You will manage a purchasing volume
  of approx. 100 million euros and contribute to optimizing the purchasing strategy.
• Overview of strategic and operational purchasing activities: You maintain an overview of all purchasing activities of WISAG Elektrotechnik and act as a link between the holding company and the regional companies
• Framework agreement negotiations: You negotiate and optimize important framework agreements and regularly review them for alternatives.
• Achieve cost advantages: You use the potential of strategic purchasing to realize cost advantages and make a measurable contribution to the company's results
• Employee management and development: You support the purchasing staff in the regions and promote their expertise in negotiation techniques and the application of BGB and VOB (German Civil Code)
• Efficient purchasing processes: You ensure efficient and sustainable processes in purchasing as well as in claim management, especially for project extensions
• Interdisciplinary cooperation: You regularly exchange information with various departments and thus contribute to achieving the company's goals

Your profile:

• Successfully completed studies (business administration, electrical engineering, energy technology or comparable) or a completed commercial apprenticeship or business administration qualification
• Relevant professional experience in strategic purchasing, ideally in the field of electrical engineering, energy (power supply) and project business
• Sound negotiation & project management experience
• Result orientation and strategic thinking with a focus on long-term goals and implementation desirable
• Leadership skills, team coordination and development
• Confident demeanor and strong communication skills in negotiations and in dealing with stakeholders