Strategic Purchaser

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Job Description

The Strategic Purchaser plays a critical role in ensuring procurement success within complex products and / or multi-category projects. Acting as the primary representative of the purchasing function, this job integrates procurement activities with project management objectives, ensuring fulfillment of project / product requirements, aligning closely with the global category management team. Acting as the purchasing representative in cross-functional project teams, the job also focuses on sourcing, supplier management, and risk mitigation to meet technical, commercial, and scheduling goals.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the main liaison between the purchasing department and project teams, ensuring procurement alignment with project goals.
• Develops and manages project/product-specific procurement strategies to meet technical, budgetary, and timeline constraints of product / project.
• Coordinates the procurement of critical components and services for complex products and/or multi-category projects.




• Works closely with project management and operations/production to meet specific project objectives.
• Provides feedback to category managers on supplier performance and project challenges. Ensures category strategies are adapted to project-specific requirements
• Leads negotiations for project-specific contracts, focusing on minimizing risks and achieving favorable terms.
• Sets the interface to operational procurement / order handling.
• Supports cost transparency and value engineering efforts during project planning and execution.
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and implements strategies to achieve project budget goals.
• Monitors and controls project-related procurement costs and provides regular updates to stakeholders.

Profile Description

• Commercial or technical education (university of applied sciences, university)
• Minimum 3 years in strategic purchasing, preferably in a project-driven or industrial environment.
• Experience in au

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