Purchasing Expert

LEONI

Monitors continuously the local economical, technical & social market trends for the assigned categories, sub-categories and suppliers (market surveys)

• Performs internal / external analysis of respective categories, and organizes research on the market for alternatives in terms of potential suppliers/ prices/ products / services and in alignment with the respective category manager
• Conducts relevant supplier contracts of complexity (e.g. Framework Agreement, Service Level Agreement, Quality Assurance Agreement) in close collaboration with legal department and respective country plants and in alignment with the respective category manager
• Ensures the publication of the negotiation results within the organization and purchasing network
• Performs complex national RFQs negotiations according to strategic framework based on purchase request and tender books of internal requestor and in alignment with the respective category manager
• Organizes regular coordination and review meetings with the relevant internal stakeholders to increase customer satisfaction
• Verifies monthly purchasing reporting and track it in the respective tools
• Executes and implements solutions for supplier escalations, especially for delivery delays and allocations to safeguard indirect material and services supplies and in alignment with the respective category manager