Operational Buyer

About the job

Does your heart beat for procurement? If so, you are in the right place. As a Senior-Level Operational Buyer, you will take on a key role in a highly regulated environment, ensuring that materials, components, and services are available on time, in the right quantity, and of the required quality.

With your expertise and quality awareness, you actively contribute to product compliance and high customer satisfaction. At the same time, you always keep the big picture in mind and consistently optimise the cost-benefit ratio of our purchased products and services proactively and with real impact.

What you can achieve

• Responsibility for the operational procurement of components, assemblies, and services in the medical technology environment
• Ensuring timely material availability while considering quality, costs, and regulatory requirements
• Handling order processing and quotation comparisons as well as price and contract negotiations for existing items and services with national and international suppliers
• Managing and further developing the existing supplier portfolio
• Close collaboration with strategic purchasing, production, quality assurance, development, and logistics to optimise procurement processes
• Ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations (e.g. ISO 13485, MDR) in the procurement process
• Analysing purchasing key figures and preparing evaluations and reports for management
• Supporting the introduction and further development of ERP and procurement systems
• Risk and bottleneck management along the supply chain

What sets you apart

• Several years of solid experience in operational purchasing is essential, ideally complemented by knowledge in material disposition or production planning in a manufacturing company
• Completed commercial or technical basic training, supplemented by qualified further training in purchasing, supply chain management, or production planning is advantageous
• Experience in managing production orders as well as a strong understanding of material flows and production processes
• Experience in the medical technology production environment is an advantage
• Very good ERP knowledge, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), as well as confident handling of MS Office, especially Excel (evaluations, analyses, reports)
• Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written; additional foreign languages are a plus
• Structured, independent, and reliable working style with a high degree of personal responsibility
• Strong intrinsic motivation as well as a high standard of quality and solution orientation
• High organisational skills and confident handling of complex procurement processes
• Systematic and precise approach even in a dynamic production environment

What to expect from us

• An open culture of addressing each other informally and a family-like atmosphere
• Comprehensive induction and a personalised onboarding programme with insights into various departments
• Meaningful work that improves the lives of others
• At least 5 weeks of holiday plus additional days off
• Flexible working hours
• Support for professional development through targeted training and further education
• Coverage of daily sickness allowance premiums
• Free parking spaces as well as charging facilities for electric vehicles
• Free coffee, tea, and fresh fruit as well as 15 minutes paid break

Ready to change the world of eyesight? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents. For questions, Janine (HR Business Partner) is happy to assist you at 071 747 46 83. Direct applications are preferred.