Lead Buyer - MORS (M/F)

ArcelorMittal US; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading multinational firm in Hamburg is seeking a Lead Buyer to oversee procurement of Mill Operations and Recycling Services. The role involves managing a team, defining project portfolios, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with safety policies. Ideal candidates should have a Master's degree, be fluent in German and English, and possess strong problem-solving and analytical skills. This full-time position promises growth in a dynamic multinational environment.

Qualifikationen

• Fluent in both English and German is an absolute requirement.
• Proven experience in the field of Procurement in a multi-national environment.
• Good technical knowledge of contracts and project management.

Aufgaben

• Manage a team of Technical Parts Buyers for services procurement.
• Define project portfolios and monitor project progress.
• Negotiate contracts and select suppliers.

Kenntnisse

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Ausbildung

Master's in Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain or similar

Jobbeschreibung

The Lead Buyer plays a dual role for the Purchasing of Mill Operations & Recycling Services (MORS):

• Local role: manage the team of Technical Parts Buyers to purchase services links to his subcategory in his/her cluster.
• Transversal role: identify with the cluster Lead User the benchmark activities within the hub to transfer them across Europe (TCO, supplier panel, process management…).

Local and transversal approaches are combined by the definition of the Annual Project Portfolio build by the Lead Buyer for his hub in close cooperation with the Subcategory Management and other Lead Buyers.

The Lead Buyer ensures that all requirements of his/her hub for the subcategory are fulfilled by his/her Buyers in due time with the best solution (Alpha role). The Lead Buyer also monitors key steps of projects conducted in other hubs for the specific activity he/she oversees (Beta role).

In his/her role, and for his/her cluster, the Lead Buyer is responsible for:

• Deploying Health & Safety local policies and procedures.
• Managing his/her teams (daily management, GEDP process, salary evolution, evaluation…).
• Participating to HR processes (career committee - succession planning …) at his/her own cluster level.
• Ensuring communications with cluster stakeholders at his/her own cluster level.
• Defining list of projects to be done by his/her buyers for his/her own cluster (annual Project Portfolio) and saving objectives. Monitoring progress of projects according to plan for the buyers based in the cluster.
• Negotiating or supporting negotiation of contracts, selecting suppliers.
• Preparing, when necessary, files for the Investment Allocation Committee (IAC).
• Managing validation and signature process.
• Processing with Users Claims with high complexity and impact.
• Monitoring spot order procurement process executed by his/her buyers or by BCOE (partner in charge of low value spot orders).
• Evaluating the efficiency of his/her team.

In his/her role, and for his/her cluster, the Lead Buyer also participates to:

• Monitoring and evaluating of the supplier panel of the subcategory.
• Informing users about contracts.
• Defining and executing contract deployment plan.
• Deploying EPO improvement projects (tools, processes…).

In his/her role, for his/her specific activity and for all clusters, the Lead Buyer:

• Defines the purchasing strategy based on Market Knowledge and User inputs for all clusters, with support of the Subcategory Head and other Lead Buyers.
• Deploys the strategy through the definition of a 3-5 years Master Plan across all clusters.
• Participates to the definition of Project Portfolio of other Lead Buyers.
• Manages supplier panel and relation with Key Accounts.
• Develops with Lead Users standard specifications, price list, TCO approach…
• Compares cost between sites and updates benchmark.
• Monitors key steps of projects: definition of objectives (kick-off meeting), list of suppliers to be consulted, definition of cost target, technical alignment when offers are in English, selection of suppliers short list, final negotiation rounds and selection of supplier.
• Is informed of contract reviews and gives support for complex claims with high financial impact.
• Evaluates the results of the strategy deployment.

Profile:

• Master's in Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain or similar
• Fluent in both English and German is an absolute requirement
• Proven expereince in the field of Procurement in a multi-national environment
• You have problem-solving, analytical skills and good ease facing numbers.
• You have a good technical knowledge of contracts and targeted systems but also in project management and negotiation.
• You can discuss technical topics and implement and manage the change. You demonstrate leadership and communication skills. You have an appetite for finding information about innovative industry.
• Result and Customer oriented, you can work under deadline pressure.
• Knowledge of quality management norms (ISO 9001…) would be a plus

About Us

ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities in 15 countries. Our material is part of the fabric of life. What we produce makes a difference – to individuals, communities, businesses and society. At ArcelorMittal, the safety, health, and wellbeing of our employees are our top priorities. We believe that every accident is avoidable, and it is essential for every employee, from the shop floor to the management committee, to hold this belief.

Our purpose is to produce ever smarter steels that have a positive benefit for people and planet. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.

About the Team

The mission of the Europe Metallics Purchasing organisation is the procurement of ferrous metallic scraps, including HBI (Hot Briquetted Iron), DRI (Direct Reduced Iron), Pig Iron, Beach Iron, Skulls and billets (which are part of a broader and more comprehensive list).

As a part of ArcelorMittal Europe Long Products, our operational scope is extended within ArcelorMittal Europe Flat Products' s perimeter as well.

Our expert buyers supply the internal customers, the so called “users”, by providing efficient and reliable services and support, ensuring full compliance with the European and regional standards and regulations.

Even though the organisation is centrally managed, our buyers and users are located in five different regions and operating within international and multicultural environments.

A central business intelligence department is in place to support on the strategy, value creation follow-up, processes and procedures and contributes in the development of a “best‑in‑class” Metallics Purchasing organisation.

We have access to transversal projects and topics and play a key role towards the identification and anticipation of global market dynamics and the definition of strategies for future deployment of green steel production, with the ultimate objective of reducing CO2 emissions in Europe.

Job Info

• Job Identification 31449
• Job Category Purchasing & Procurement
• Posting Date 09/24/2025, 08:12 AM
• Education Level Master's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time