Junior Buyer

 Bachelor's degree in Business/Economics or related field
 Minimum 1-3 years’ experience as an Indirect Purchasing Buyer in an automotive environment, but not mandatory
 Results oriented with strong written and oral communications skills
 Ability to work in a matrix organization
 International mind set
 Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Heraeus’ Code of Ethics and Code of Compliance
 very good PC skills
 communication and negotiation skills
 ability to cope and work under pressure
 flexibility

 Work closely with the all the Internal Customers (Plants departments) to identify and run saving actions beyond price negotiation, such as: best practices implementation, consumption reduction, technical optimization, standardization
 Participate in the projects and competitive bids led by the Regional Procurement Coordinator or by the Global Procurement team
 Contribute to data collection, specifications, and evaluation of the results
 Consolidate recurrent local needs, manage competitive bids, reduce supplier base and manage it through consistent contracts
 Take in charge local one-shot needs, projects, negotiation, contracts and ensure follow-up of contract application
 Be responsible for the purchase order process in the region and back up other buyers when necessary
 Manage the supplier issues under purchasing responsibility, such as:
 contract non-compliance
 price agreements to be updated in the SAP system
 price discrepancies between purchase order price and invoice prices
 Apply the methodology and tools defined and implemented such as:
 Cost savings tracking
 Contract database to store and manage all contracts
 Use of e-RFQ
 Proper application of SAP Purchasing modules

 Benefits:
 Medical insurance
 Bonuses and food tickets
 Company training
 Transport
 Good working environment in a start-up multinational company