Operational Buyer 100% - temporary
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- 100%
- Temporary
- German (Native language), English (Fluent)
- Zug
About the job
Do you have extensive experience in operational purchasing and are confident working with SAP ERP? For a renowned, internationally active company in the Zug region, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for an analytical, structured and proactive personality as a Material Buyer. In this versatile role, you manage global procurement processes, ensure material availability for production, and actively participate in international optimisation projects.Operational Buyer 100% - temporary
Your tasks:- Handling operational purchasing of components and assemblies with international suppliers
- Processing purchase requisitions and triggering global orders
- Managing just-in-time processes as well as vendor-managed inventory solutions
- Monitoring open orders, delivery dates and material stocks
- Proactively initiating escalation measures in case of delivery bottlenecks
- Ensuring uninterrupted material supply for production
- Maintaining daily collaboration with international suppliers
- Managing orders, shipping information, forecasts and electronic invoices
- Creating and sharing supplier forecasts and performance indicators
- Checking and approving incoming invoices
- Clarifying price and quantity discrepancies as well as handling supplier complaints
- Maintaining and ensuring correct master data in SAP ERP
- Creating regular reports on orders, supplier performance and inventory levels
- Supporting the onboarding and training of new team members
- Participating in cross-site projects to optimise purchasing and supply chain processes
- Continuously reviewing and improving existing workflows
- Completed bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, logistics or a comparable field
- At least two years of relevant professional experience in purchasing or supply chain management after graduation
- Extensive experience in operational purchasing within a manufacturing company
- Very good knowledge of SAP ERP, especially in MM, PP and master data areas
- Experience in participating in or leading projects
- Strong affinity for numbers, data and system-supported processes
- Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken
- Excellent stakeholder and supplier management skills
- Analytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills
- Independent, careful and structured working style
- Proactive, reliable and team-oriented personality
- Ability to maintain oversight and act solution-oriented even during delivery bottlenecks
- Degree certificate and current work reference are available
- Exciting and responsible role in international operational purchasing
- Temporary assignment at a renowned company in the Zug region
- High likelihood of extension of the fixed-term assignment
- Up to 40% home office possible
- Varied combination of operational purchasing and project work
- Working in an international and cross-site environment
- Modern working environment with professional purchasing and supply chain processes
- Opportunity to contribute your own ideas for process and workflow optimisation
- Collaboration with an experienced and collegial team
