Strategic Buyer Customer Account (M/F/D)*
In this exciting position, you will be responsible for processing and coordinating strategic purchasing matters for one of our global key accounts in close collaboration with the sales and project management teams.
The main tasks of this job will include contract and supplier management as well as developing and implementing strategies for customer-specific suppliers and material groups.

WHAT YOU'LL BE HANDLING
- Sales support and supplier management: Evaluating the supplier base according to the customer's requirements and ensuring the supplier capacity and quality of supplies
- Capacity planning and prognosis: Planning supplier capacities according to the forecast and ensuring the information flow regarding serial products and external equipment
- Contract management: Negotiating project-specific contracts, framework contracts and partnership agreements
- Project realisation: Participating in the realisation process as the member of the core team responsible for all purchasing matters
- Supplier development and sustainability: Developing suppliers, ensuring long-term capacity, supporting sustainability goals
- Process optimisation and reporting: Supporting the development of the structural and process organisation, reporting on savings and SCM goals
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Completed technical or commercial education with profound technical understanding
- Several years of job experience in strategic purchasing
- Proactive and self-confident demeanour paired with profound intercultural skills and a structured way of working
- Ability to work in a team combined with entrepreneurial thinking
- Good command of written and spoken English
- Willingness to travel in at least 60% of working time
WHAT WE OFFER
- An appreciative working environment motivated team and an open feedback culture
- Responsibility in a successful international company with a strong focus on culture and values
- A reliable and stable employer based on the philosophy "Focusing on People – Learning and Growing"
- Wide range of opportunities for professional and personal development through in-person training and eLearning sessions.
- Sales support and supplier management: Evaluating the supplier base according to the customer's requirements and ensuring the supplier capacity and quality of supplies
- Capacity planning and prognosis: Planning supplier capacities according to the forecast and ensuring the information flow regarding serial products and external equipment
- Contract management: Negotiating project-specific contracts, framework contracts and partnership agreements
- Project realisation: Participating in the realisation process as the member of the core team responsible for all purchasing matters
- Supplier development and sustainability: Developing suppliers, ensuring long-term capacity, supporting sustainability goals
- Process optimisation and reporting: Supporting the development of the structural and process organisation, reporting on savings and SCM goals
- Completed technical or commercial education with profound technical understanding
- Several years of job experience in strategic purchasing
- Proactive and self-confident demeanour paired with profound intercultural skills and a structured way of working
- Ability to work in a team combined with entrepreneurial thinking
- Good command of written and spoken English
- Willingness to travel in at least 60% of working time
- An appreciative working environment motivated team and an open feedback culture
- Responsibility in a successful international company with a strong focus on culture and values
- A reliable and stable employer based on the philosophy "Focusing on People – Learning and Growing"
- Wide range of opportunities for professional and personal development through in-person training and eLearning sessions.
In this position, you can expect the following benefits, among others.

Development

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promotion

working hours

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The minimum gross basic salary based on full-time employment per year is 54.726 Euro.

In this position, you can expect the following benefits, among others.

Development

participation

promotion

working hours

studios


events

About us
The TGW Logistics Group is one of the leading international suppliers of material handling solutions. For more than 50 years, TGW has been planning and implementing highly automated logistics centres all around the world and also supports them during live operation – from mechatronics and controls to robotics, software and IT. Customers like Puma, Levi Strauss, Urban Outfitters, Mango or Zalando trust in TGW. TGW has locations in Europe, Asia and the USA and employs more than 4,400 people. As a foundation-owned company, a special focus is on a value-based company culture in line with the philosophy "Focusing on People – Learning and Growing".