Commodity Buyer - Direct Materials

• Successfully completed degree in business administration, industrial engineering, or mechanical engineering with a commercial affinity;
• Fluent English, MS Office skills, SAP or other ERP relevant knowledge;
• Min 3 years of professional experience in purchasing or in an interface function for series purchasing;
• Good negotiation skills previous experience with contract negotiation with suppliers;
• Strong communication skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, assertiveness, and entrepreneurial thinking;
• Structured, analytical, and interdisciplinary working methods;
• Team Player, ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams;
• High level of integrity, commitment, initiative, resilience, and willingness to travel;
• Experience in cost and value analysis;
• Experience in developing new suppliers within complex product groups;
• Best cost country sourcing: previous experience to identify and asses suppliers in best cost countries for different categories (packaging, labels, fasteners, printings plastic injection molding, cable harnesses etc.)

• Maintenance of a global and local supplier base, implementation of the procurement strategies, collaboration within procurement and product group strategies;
• Project management for production relocations and the establishment of secondary suppliers;
• Support material transfer data for specific projects, data gathering, coordination with Lead-buyers and Planning Supply Chain, set up data in the SAP, create Info record, local contracts and schedule agreements, management of master data;
• Identify categories of materials suitable for local sourcing (e.g packaging, labels, fasteners, printing, plastic injection molding, cable harnesses etc), conduct market research, identify and select capable suppliers based on project requirements and execution of tenders (e.g. RFP, RFI, RFQ, and RFB), analyze and compare offers, new source proposal and prepare decision template;
• Conducting price negotiations and drafting contracts considering a total cost approached that includes quality and logistics aspects;
• Supporting new parts and technical changes as well as coordinating procurement activities up to series release;
• Identifying savings potential through alternative component selection and suitable future technologies;
• Team member and project coordinator for materials management for new developments and model updates;
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with purchasing activities, Compliance: Ensure all purchasing activities comply with STIHL company policies and regulations;
• Provide regular updates on purchasing status, including cost analysis and supplier performance.

Fondatorul companiei noastre, Andreas Stihl, a dezvoltat primul său motoferăstrău în 1926. Sloganul său: „Să ușureze munca oamenilor cu și în natură”. Acest principiu călăuzitor este încă de o importanță fundamentală pentru noi astăzi. Ne proiectăm produsele pentru a se potrivi cerințelor clienților noștri. De la înființare, acum mai bine de 90 de ani, compania a crescut de la o afacere cu un singur om la un producător global de motoferăstraie și echipamente pentru exterior. Ideile inovatoare, know-how-ul intern și măiestria meticuloasă au dus la un portofoliu de produse larg și în continuă expansiune. STIHL a fost cel mai vândut brand de ferăstraie cu lanț din lume din 1971. Inovațiile noastre remarcabile au stabilit reperul pentru industrie în mod repetat.

Dorim să continuăm să creștem și să ne menținem valorile și în viitor. La urma urmei, succesul de durată poate fi obținut doar prin aderarea la principii solide. Suntem mândri să privim înapoi la cei peste 90 de ani de STIHL.