Purchasing Team Leader (m/f/d)

What You Should Know About Us

For more than 60 years, DWE GmbH in Deggendorf has been developing and manufacturing highly specialised systems for customers around the world — including large-scale installations for particle physics and complex reactor systems for the chemical industry.

Over 400 employees work here towards a shared goal: creating innovations that support the path towards a climate-neutral future. We combine technical excellence with a strong sense of responsibility towards our environment.

If you want to make a difference and enjoy being part of a technologically leading, future-focused company, you’ve come to the right place.

Your Responsibilities

Professional and disciplinary leadership and further development of the purchasing team
Responsibility for managing and continuously optimising strategic and operational purchasing
Developing and implementing purchasing strategies to ensure economical and sustainable procurement
Conducting supplier searches and supplier selection as well as regular supplier evaluations
Building, expanding, maintaining and developing national and international supplier relationships
Conducting price and contract negotiations with suppliers
Contributing to make-or-buy decisions and developing corresponding procurement concepts
Conducting market, price and competition analyses to identify savings potential
Analysing and monitoring procurement markets and deriving appropriate measures
Close cooperation with production, production planning, design engineering and project management
Ensuring the on-time supply of materials for our projects
Responsibility for purchasing KPIs and the preparation of analyses and reports

Your Qualifications

Successfully completed commercial or technical training with further qualification as a certified business specialist (Fachwirt/Betriebswirt), or a degree with a corresponding focus
Several years of professional experience in operational and strategic purchasing, ideally in plant engineering, mechanical engineering or special-purpose machinery
Initial leadership experience or several years in a position of responsibility in purchasing
Very good knowledge of IT-supported purchasing processes, including SAP MM
Business-fluent German and good written and spoken English
Strong negotiating skills and a confident manner
Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
A high sense of responsibility and absolute trustworthiness
A resilient, structured and goal-oriented way of working
Strong team and communication skills

Our Benefits for You

Attractive compensation

Salary in line with the collective agreement for Bavaria’s metal and electrical industry

Work-life harmony

35-hour week, flexible working-hours account, 30 days of holiday

Flexible working

Option to work remotely

Feel-good package

Personalised onboarding within your future team, company pension scheme, on-site company doctor, professional and personal development opportunities, staff parking, and a canteen offering a varied, balanced menu

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