Commodity Buyer

Job Description:

Company Description:

Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology - with us, you will have the change to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch!

Job Description:

* Material-related, worldwide procurement market management
* Responsibility for daily operations and data quality in the assigned material field of sintering business
* Independent management ("mentoring") of assigned suppliers, i.e.,
* Planning and execution of price negotiations
* Contract management
* Supplier management and evaluation
* Escalation level for Q/L problems
* Insolvency management
* Capacity assurance
* Plausibility checks of purchase prices through cross-comparisons of part prices and cost structure analyses
* Identification and monitoring of efficiency potentials for cost optimization and strategic alignment
* Budget responsibility (including tools, sampling, and the bid process)
* Independent development and implementation of part family and supplier strategies, including making relevant award decisions

Qualifications:

* Engineering (industrial engineering or mechanical engineering with additional commercial training) or
* Business Administration
* Solid purchasing experience (at least 3 years)
* Experience in project management, preferably within project procurement, is desirable
* Excellent technical understanding, strategic thinking, and a structured work approach
* Strong communication and negotiation skills
* High degree of personal responsibility and motivation, as well as assertiveness and persuasiveness
* Resilience; willingness to travel
* Fluent in English, (German a plus)