Senior Strategic Buyer (m/f/d)

About the job

As a family-run high-technology company with around 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward-thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive. We live a culture of team spirit and mutual trust – the ideal framework to boldly venture into new things and question the existing.
Our technologies inspire people to develop and build the unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics – TRUMPF creates technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?

Senior Strategic Buyer (m/f/d)

Job Description

• Independent strategic management of product groups, e.g. electrical engineering, electronics, drive technology or machining/casting
• Preparation and conduct of price and contract negotiations
• Development of saving potentials and improvement measures including implementation
• Responsible coordination and implementation of supplier escalations within the scope of bottleneck management
• Design and implementation of product group strategies for own product groups
• Building and qualifying new suppliers and developing existing suppliers
• Conducting worldwide procurement market research
• Ensuring the availability of production materials for the business areas of machine tools, laser technology (including EUV) and power tools in cooperation with planning and quality management
• Initiation and support of supplier audits as a supplier auditor
• Support in the further development of (existing) systems/processes
• Leading or participating in purchasing projects, e.g. MGK reduction or shortening of replenishment time
• Creation and maintenance of master data as well as processing of invoice discrepancies

Your Profile

• Degree with a focus on industrial engineering or business administration
• At least 7 years of experience in strategic/technical purchasing in a technical environment (mechanical engineering, automotive, medical technology or aerospace)
• Very good communication skills, negotiation skills and assertiveness
• Analytical and entrepreneurial thinking
• Independent, structured, reliable and precise way of working
• Sound knowledge of MS Office and SAP (R/3 or S4 HANA)
• Willingness to travel 10%
• Fluent language skills in German and English

We Offer

• Respectful and appreciative corporate culture
• State-of-the-art working environment with the latest technology
• Early assumption of responsibility and varied tasks
• Extensive training and development opportunities

Have we convinced you?

Please send your online application to Kristina Trifunovic. For enquiries, you can reach us at Tel.: +41 (0) 58 25762 06. On our career page, you will find all FAQs about your application with us.