Commodity purchaser (m/f/d) Steel / weldments

CLAAS; Harsewinkel; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading agricultural machinery company in Harsewinkel is looking for a Strategic Purchaser to manage sourcing for steel and weldments. Candidates must have a degree in industrial engineering or business administration and years of experience in strategic purchasing. Fluency in English and German is essential. Join a family business with a commitment to personal contact and an open leadership culture, offering an international work environment and opportunities for professional development.

Leistungen

International work environment

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Open leadership culture focusing on employee-oriented practices

Qualifikationen

• Completed studies, preferably in industrial engineering or business administration.
• Several years of strategic purchasing experience.
• Strong knowledge in the steel raw material market and fabrication.
• Experience in negotiations and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Good teamwork and communication skills, business fluent in English and German.

Aufgaben

• Manage purchasing activities for steel and weldments.
• Develop suppliers according to quality and cost optimization.
• Execute purchasing negotiations up to contract conclusion.
• Participate in development projects and cost workshops.
• Analyze and observe market trends.

Kenntnisse

Strategic purchasing experience

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Intercultural collaboration

English (business fluent)

German (business fluent)

Ausbildung

Degree in industrial engineering or business administration

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

Company:CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntamaschinen GmbH
Location:Harsewinkel
Start date:01/02/2026
Professional Level:Professionals
Key Area:Purchasing
Department:Purchasing Metal & Fabrication Parts

Your role in our team

• Responsible in the commodity steel / weldments for different sub clusters.The full life cycle of the product (development, serial, after sales)
• Managing all purchasing activities in alignment with the Global Steel / Weldments strategy as well as in connection with other internal stakeholders.
• Develop existing suppliers (QCT) in alignment with quality, logistics and product cost optimization
• Professional preparation and independent implementation of purchasing negotiations up to the conclusion of the contracts, including framework supply contracts.
• Take part in development projects as well as in cost optimization workshops.
• Observation and analysis of the market.

Your profile

• Completed studies, preferably in the field of industrial engineering / business administration
• Several years of professional experience in strategic purchasing.
• Good knowledge about the raw material market (steel)as well as in the area of fabrication.
• Comprehensive experience in negotiations
• Very good entrepreneurial and analytical thinking skills as well as independent, flexible and efficient way of working.
• Act confident at internal and external management levels.
• Experience in working together in an interdisciplinary and intercultural environment
• Very good communication and teamwork skills as well as business fluent Englisch and German skills.
• Confident use of MS Office and SAP
• Willingness to travel.

Your benefits

• A highly international work environment awaits you
• Develop yourself personally and professionally in an international, open-minded team full of drive and initiative with considerable scope for creativity and change
• You can rely on this: CLAAS is a family business through and through. Personal contact is important to us, and we promote an open, performance- and employee – oriented leadership culture.

We look forward to your application.

Amelie Druxes

CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntamaschinen GmbH

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