Senior Chemical Purchaser (80 - 100%)
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Location
- Hedingen
- First posted
- Participation in the development and implementation of a future-oriented procurement strategy
- Independent conduct of price, contract, and supplier negotiations for the Moerdijk (NL) plant
- Monitoring and analysis of forecasts as well as implementation of actual/target controls within the Kolb Gruppe
- Responsibility for contract management in the SAP module MM, particularly for the Moerdijk location
- Support and further development of the contract management tool
- Ensuring the availability of raw materials and packaging materials
- Collaboration in the development of emergency and supply security concepts
- Operational deputy for the Team Lead Chemical Procurement
- Management and coordination of cross-site procurement projects
- Strategic and operational procurement of packaging materials for the Kolb Gruppe
- Member of the SAP core team for the MM module
- Completed studies in the field of business administration, supply chain management, chemistry, industrial engineering, or higher vocational training
- Several years of professional experience in strategic procurement, ideally in the chemical industry
- Proven experience in price and contract negotiations at an international level
- Very good knowledge of SAP MM
- Experience in contract and supplier management
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills
- High level of initiative, negotiation skills, and assertiveness
- Project management experience as well as the ability to provide functional leadership to project teams
- Very good German and English skills in spoken and written form; Dutch is an advantage
- Strategic and networked thinking
- Entrepreneurial and solution-oriented way of working
- Strong communication skills and professional stakeholder management
- High resilience and flexibility
- Enjoyment of working in an international environment
- Willingness to travel for approx 4-6 trips per year (plants, suppliers, trade fairs)
- Challenging, versatile, and independent activity with opportunities for design
- Internationally rapidly growing company with short decision-making paths
- A culture characterized by direct and open communication
- Personal and professional development opportunities with attractive employment conditions
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