Head of Strategic Purchasing (a)

• You continuously develop and implement global material group strategies with your team – in close coordination with specialist departments and international locations.
• You recognize internal needs and market developments early and proactively derive procurement strategies and supplier decisions from them.
• You support project purchasing and development in the product creation process with your team by selecting strategic suppliers to ensure target costs.
• You independently organize annual price negotiations with national and international key suppliers to ensure optimal conditions.
• You lead strategic purchasing projects focusing on supply security, quality improvement, and sustainable cost optimization.
• You initiate and implement process optimizations and standardizations, including digitization, automation, and the introduction of modern tools.
• You ensure compliance with legal and normative requirements – from LkSG to ESG criteria.
• You lead the international team of strategic purchasers both professionally and disciplinarily and specifically develop competencies and collaboration.

• A completed technical or business degree – ideally with a focus on purchasing or supply chain management.
• Several years of experience in strategic purchasing, including several years in a leadership role, preferably in the electronics environment.
• Proven success in developing and implementing global material group strategies.
• Negotiation skills and assertiveness at both national and international levels, especially in price negotiations and contract conclusions.
• Solid knowledge of purchasing processes, contract law, and compliance requirements (e.g., LkSG, ESG criteria).
• Experience with modern purchasing systems and tools (e.g., SAP, e-procurement platforms).
• Strong analytical skills, structured working style, and leadership experience in international teams.
• Very good German and English skills as well as willingness to travel in an international environment.

• Infrastructure & Equipment: Depending on the location, there are free parking spaces, changing rooms with shower facilities, discounted clothing, and other advantages.
• Catering: We provide affordable, good catering, special offers for night shifts, and fruits and mineral water for in between.
• Work-Life Balance & Family: We support families and design working hours as flexibly as possible. And very importantly: unforeseen events and difficult times also have a place with us.
• Events: We also like to celebrate events. For example, at our legendary summer parties or joint Christmas celebrations. Or on our team outings. And we are also quite good in sports events.
• Care & Bonuses: We say thank you for long-standing company loyalty or special commitment in job recommendations externally. We appreciate special effort and give something back.
• Health: We have high standards in occupational safety and support our employees with health offers to stay fit and healthy.
• Social Benefits: Depending on the location, we support our employees with attractive conditions for pension, accident, and special leave.
• Young Talent: We equip our professionals of tomorrow with top training. Besides, there are other experiences best made when young. Joint camps with various sports and group activities, for example.
• Knowledge & Learning: In addition to language courses, we offer company-specific further training depending on the professional field. And so that one hand knows what the other is doing, we enable assignments in other work areas.
• Discounts & Rebates: Depending on the location, our employees benefit from special conditions and discounts in the areas of sports, leisure, and clothing.

The Baumer Group is an internationally leading manufacturer of sensors and measuring instruments for factory and process automation. We owe this success to our approximately 2,800 employees who are always looking for the best solutions for our customers with passion, expertise, and commitment.