Purchasing Buyer (m/f/d)

piezosystem jena GmbH; Jena; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short decision paths

International environment

Direct collaboration with production/​

Varied work

Structured onboarding

Long-term perspective

Performance-based compensation

Collegial team culture

Job summary

piezosystem jena GmbH is seeking a Purchasing Buyer (m/f/d) to secure materials, components and services for our high‑precision actuation systems. You will work closely with production, engineering, sales and management to ensure material availability, quality and favorable terms.

In addition to routine purchasing, you will develop supplier relationships, negotiate prices and delivery times, maintain ERP data, and contribute to our procurement processes and supply chains.

Qualifications

• Completed commercial or technical vocational training or a comparable qualification.
• Professional experience in purchasing within a manufacturing company is an advantage.
• Technical understanding and an interest in sophisticated technical products.
• Confident and dependable manner when dealing with suppliers.
• Negotiating skills and a strong cost awareness.
• Structured, independent and reliable way of working.
• Sound knowledge of ERP systems and MS Office.
• Very good German and good English language skills, both written and spoken.
• Team spirit, initiative and a genuine willingness to take on responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Handling operational purchasing of materials, components and services
• Requesting, reviewing and comparing quotations
• Selecting, managing and developing our suppliers
• Negotiating prices, delivery times and terms and conditions
• Creating and following up on purchase orders
• Monitoring delivery dates and ensuring material availability
• Identifying supply bottlenecks at an early stage and developing suitable solutions
• Maintaining purchasing, supplier and material master data in the ERP system
• Supporting the evaluation and qualification of suppliers
• Analysing purchase prices and identifying savings potential
• Coordinating closely with production, engineering and sales
• Supporting the optimisation of our purchasing and procurement processes

Skills

Purchasing experience

Technical understanding

German & English

ERP knowledge

Negotiation skills

Structured work style

Team player

Supply chain perspective

Education

Commercial/technical vocational training

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Job description

A position where every nanometer counts.

About us

For more than 30 years, piezosystem jena has been developing and manufacturing high-precision piezo actuators, positioning systems and high-performance drive electronics.

Our solutions are used wherever motion has to be delivered with the utmost precision, speed and force – among others in the semiconductor industry, photonics and optics, aerospace, research and industrial automation.

In doing so, we work together with international technology companies, OEM customers, research institutes and universities.

Many of our applications do not come from a standard catalogue. Together with our customers, we develop the technically and commercially appropriate solution for their particular application.

Your Chance

As a Purchasing Buyer (m/f/d), you will take on a central role in reliably supplying our company with materials, components and services.

You will work closely with production, engineering, sales and management, making sure that the materials we need are available in the right quality, at the right time and on commercially optimal terms.

In addition to operational purchasing, you will actively shape our supplier relationships and support us in continuously developing our purchasing processes and supply chains.

Your Tasks

• Handling operational purchasing of materials, components and services
• Requesting, reviewing and comparing quotations
• Selecting, managing and developing our suppliers
• Negotiating prices, delivery times and terms and conditions
• Creating and following up on purchase orders
• Monitoring delivery dates and ensuring material availability
• Identifying supply bottlenecks at an early stage and developing suitable solutions
• Maintaining purchasing, supplier and material master data in the ERP system
• Supporting the evaluation and qualification of suppliers
• Analysing purchase prices and identifying savings potentialCoordinating closely with production, engineering and sales
• Supporting the optimisation of our purchasing and procurement processes

Your Profile

• Completed commercial or technical vocational training or a comparable qualification
• Professional experience in purchasing within a manufacturing company is an advantage
• Technical understanding and an interest in sophisticated technical products
• Confident and dependable manner when dealing with suppliers
• Negotiating skills and a strong cost awareness
• Structured, independent and reliable way of working
• Sound knowledge of ERP systems and MS Office
• Very good German and good English language skills, both written and spoken
• Team spirit, initiative and a genuine willingness to take on responsibility

What we offer

• A responsible position with short decision‑making paths and real scope to shape things
• A technologically demanding and internationally oriented working environment
• Direct collaboration with production, engineering and management
• Varied work instead of rigid corporate structures
• Structured onboarding and individual training opportunities
• A long‑term perspective in an established technology company
• Attractive, performance‑based compensation
• A collegial team and an open company culture

One of Germany’s top SME employers!

“Please feel free to contact us directly if you have any questions regarding the position and our company.“

What we do

piezosystem jena is a global developer and manufacturer of high precision and force actuation systems. Over the last 30 years we have worked with leading OEMs in the semiconductor, photonics, metrology, aerospace, and automotive industries. Almost every technical device contains microtechnology manufactured with a piezo element. In the high‑tech industry, the integration of mechanics and software is required through high‑precision movements without time delay. This is where piezo technology stands out as the technology of the future. Our team are experts in motion and mechanics, and we share this passion with our customers.