Sourcing Manager III

Calderys Deutschland GmbH; Oberhausen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global solution provider in high-temperature industries seeks an EMEA CAPEX Regional Commodity Manager. This role involves developing purchasing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving cost-saving initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a relevant engineering degree, substantial purchasing experience, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifikationen

• 5-10 years of experience in Purchasing.
• Fluent in English and German.
• Experience working in project mode.

Aufgaben

• Identify and qualify potential new suppliers.
• Prepare and issue Request for Quotes (RFQ) to selected bidders.
• Report significant savings in the QUIMEO platform.

Kenntnisse

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Team Player

Strategic Thinking

Intercultural Competence

Ausbildung

Mechanical Engineering Degree

Business Engineering Degree

Commercial Engineering Degree

Jobbeschreibung

Calderys is a leading global solution provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions. The Group specializes in thermal protection for industrial equipment with a wide range of refractory products, and advanced solutions to enhance steel casting, metallurgical fluxes, and molding processes.

As an international business with a presence in more than 30 countries and a strong footprint in the Americas through the brand HWI, a member of Calderys, we offer our employees a world of opportunity.

With a legacy of over 150 years and an unwavering commitment to excellence, we continue to shape our future through teamwork, customer-centricity, and a proactive mindset. We are the vital partner of all high-temperature industries, and our purpose places sustainability and innovation at the heart of our business. It reflects our reason for existing: to support our customers in building a better world through sustainable solutions.

Our values are a driving force in this purpose: We are tenacious, accountable, multicultural, and authentic.

In our company, performance is recognized, and learning is promoted. Our services and solutions depend upon the expertise and commitment of our employees. We ensure that they have the scope and opportunities to develop their potential within a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative setting. It is an environment for people to grow, where every day is a new day and more exciting than the last.

The EMEA CAPEX Regional Commodity Manager will act as the primary interface and respected partner to internal stakeholders in the development and follow-up of the purchasing processes (including KPI definitions). He/she will take responsibility for executing category strategies, implementing sourcing strategies, and applying the Purchasing policy. He/she will actively develop savings plans for Calderys EMEA entities on CAPEX and drive their implementation with the support of local purchasers, procurement, supply chain, and engineering & CAPEX industrial teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify potential new suppliers and process the documentation to include them in the company-approved supplier list. Define and follow up on the purchasing strategy for CAPEX articles in the Calderys group.
• Work with industrial and engineering teams to identify savings initiatives leveraging different design options: innovation, standardization, bundling of volumes…
• Prepare and issue Request for Quotes (RFQ) to selected bidders as per CAPEX Purchasing strategy, coordinate RFQs, organize commercial and technical bid clarifications with Engineering, Industrial, and EHS departments. Issue and negotiate claims due to non-conformities with suppliers.
• Assess the procurement process for CAPEX articles and propose improvements in policy.
• Report significant savings in the QUIMEO platform.
• Administer and maintain the prices shared database for CAPEX to ensure all data is accurate, available, and up-to-date. Provide guidance and direction for other stakeholders.
• Possess a Mechanical Engineering, Business Engineering, Commercial Engineering degree, or equivalent professional experience.
• Have 5-10 years of experience in Purchasing.
• Possess project management skills or experience working in project mode.
• Be fluent in English and German.
• Have excellent communication skills and a team player mentality.
• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills, utilizing data-driven approaches.
• Be autonomous.
• Possess strategic thinking and intercultural competence.