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To strengthen our Procurement team at the Poznan or Kalisz (Poland) site, we are looking for a

Strategic Purchaser (m/w/d)

Your profile:
•   Technical or commercial training with further specialist training and / or a Bachelor's or Master's degree with an economic/technical focus.
•   Experience in strategic purchasing of raw materials, semi-finished products and parts
•   Knowledge and experience in category and supplier management
•   Negotiation skills
•   Structured way of working in the preparation and implementation of tenders
•   Flexibility, motivation and commitment as well as willingness to travel occasionally
•   High level of self-drive to identify potential for optimization and savings
•   Very good communication skills
•   Very good written and spoken English skills
•   Experience in working with SAP is an advantage
• Confident use of MS Office programmes

Your responsibilities:

•   Independent strategic purchasing in the area of plastic molded or extruded parts, insulation, casted parts, turned parts, metal anchors
•   Analyzing the assigned material groups and deriving and implementing a suitable product group strategy
•   Independently conducting price negotiations
•   Collaboration in Group-wide international purchasing initiatives and coordination of global sourcing activities
•   Collaboration with product management to structure the Leviat product portfolio
•   Further development and optimization of purchasing processes and handling
•   Market observation and supplier selection
•   Creating and analyzing supplier evaluations
•   Conducting annual meetings with suppliers

What we offer?

We are a global business, looking to attract and retain the best talent
A culture that values opportunity for growth, development and internal promotion
Hybrid and flexible working dependent on your role
Ongoing personal learning and development support

Leviat is an equal opportunities employer. We are commited to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please note that we cannot accept any applications submitted through email for GDPR purposes. Candidates must apply through our job portal. We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.