Operational Specialist (Kempen, DE)
Your job in detail
Your tasks
- Independent purchasing of production materials (including chips, paper, cardboard, printing inks) and services.
- Systematic comparison of offers, taking into account price, quality, availability and sustainability.
- Independent management of price and condition negotiations – also with international suppliers in English.
- Control of order processes including deadline tracking and complaint management.
- Close coordination with production, work preparation and other departments.
- Carrying out needs analyses to ensure needs-based and economical procurement.
- Analysis of market, price and procurement developments in order to derive concrete measures.
- Active further development and digitization of purchasing processes.
- Optimisation and control of inventories to ensure security of supply and reduce capital commitment.
- Participation in make-or-buy decisions from an economic and strategic point of view.
- Establishment, evaluation and further development of an efficient supplier network.
Your profile
- Completed commercial training or comparable qualification.
- Several years of experience in the operational purchasing of a production company.
- Strong analytical skills and confident handling of key figures.
- Negotiation skills and assertiveness.
- High level of self-motivation as well as a structured and organized way of working.
- Confident handling of MS Office and ERP/merchandise management systems.
- Good written and spoken English.
Please note: This job description is translated from German.
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