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Buyer (f/m/d)

Buyer (f/m/d) (JN -082021-2956593) Linz, Austria

Salary: EUR50000 - EUR60000 per annum
  • Responsible for sourcing activities of non-strategic products and services and assigned NPD product pricing and adequately following through qualification status of alternative sources.
  • Manage supplier relationship of the assigned category to drive delivery of best-in-class performance and innovative products and services with continued efficiency improvement.
  • Negotiating terms and conditions, composing agreements, and closing deals with optimal costs, terms, qualities, lead times, and services.
  • Work closely with internal stakeholders in the supplier selection process and resolve purchased materials, including product/material/service quality, invoicing, and returning
  • Coach internal stakeholders to follow proper procurement procedure and be the liaison to resolve any issues that may arise
  • Work with Supply Chain on getting production forecast needed for assigned product categories
  • Monitor supplier performance and alternative source options when needed
  • Coordinate with R&D and Quality departments on product specifications to ensure sourcing meets requirements.
  • Maintain accurate procurement information in SAP and other tools used
  • Track and report key functional Key Performance indicators (KPI) to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
  • Perform commodity monitoring and reporting.
  • Attend, schedule, and participate in various meetings.
  • Assists with special projects as needed.
  • Partner with internal customers as well as suppliers to develop and initiate process improvements
  • Work with IT to ensure data accuracy and identify proper process requires to upload updated master data.
  • Create, update purchase or blanket orders and outline agreements of assigned location and ensure proper order/transactional execution, data entry, and follow-up reporting of assigned products and services
  • Review purchase requisitions and convert them to purchase orders with commitment dates when needed
  • Review open purchase order status, pricing discrepancies, and provide expediting and de-expediting status whenever needed.
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