PURCHASING MANAGER (M/F/D)

Haupt Racing Team; Rheinland-Pfalz; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related pay

Varied activities

Discounts in surrounding gyms

Company pension scheme

Supplementary company health insurance

Job summary

Haupt Racing Team in Germany is seeking a Purchasing Coordinator to optimise procurement processes, improve supplier terms and strengthen the financial foundation of racing and customer projects. You will drive cost efficiency, manage supplier relationships and coordinate with finance to monitor budgets and cost developments.

We value several years of purchasing experience, technical understanding of procured components, strong negotiation skills, fluent German and good English, and a

Qualifications

• Several years of relevant professional experience in purchasing, ideally in motorsport, the automotive industry, automotive parts trading, vehicle manufacturing or a comparable technical environment.
• Technical understanding and experience in procuring and evaluating technical products and components.
• Commercial vocational training or an equivalent qualification.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, and ideally experience with inventory management or ERP systems.
• Strong cost awareness, analytical thinking and negotiation skills.
• Structured and independent approach to work, combined with strong organisational skills and a high sense of responsibility.
• Strong communication skills and an enjoyment of working with different departments.
• Language skills: fluent German and good English.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and organising a centralised purchasing function.
• Recording, monitoring and controlling existing and new purchase orders.
• Ensuring the consistent and transparent assignment and use of purchase order numbers.
• Monitoring outstanding purchase orders and ongoing procurement activities.
• Reviewing purchase requisitions for completeness, cost-effectiveness and compliance with internal requirements.
• Maintaining a transparent overview of purchase orders, financial commitments and procurement costs.
• Managing and developing existing supplier relationships.
• Requesting and comparing quotations and reviewing pricing and contractual terms.
• Conducting price and commercial negotiations with suppliers.
• Identifying cost-saving opportunities and optimising existing purchasing terms.
• Supporting the selection of new suppliers and the consolidation of purchasing volumes.
• Continuously monitoring procurement costs and available budgets in coordination with the Head of Finance.
• Preparing purchasing data transparently to support financial decision-making.
• Regular reporting on purchase volumes, cost developments and savings achieved.
• Further developing and standardising purchasing and ordering processes.
• Ensuring consistent documentation and traceability of all procurement activities.
• Working closely with internal departments to identify and coordinate procurement requirements.
• Coordinating with the Head of Finance regarding budgets, approvals and cost developments.
• Identifying opportunities to optimise costs, processes and supplier structures.

Job description

Adrenaline is what drives you? Then you're in the right place! At HRT, we're all about passion, professionalism, and success on the racetrack. Founded in 2020, our team has become a major force in international GT racing.

We compete with the Ford Mustang GT3 and enjoy full factory support from Ford Racing in several high-profile series. In addition, we're dedicated to developing young talent and host a variety of technical development projects and motorsport events at our HRT RACE BASE on the Nürburgring.

To continue our success story, we need you: Become part of our team and bring your technical understanding, negotiation skills and commercial expertise to the table to optimise our procurement processes, improve supplier terms and strengthen the financial foundation of our racing and customer projects!

What you bring:

• Several years of relevant professional experience in purchasing, ideally in motorsport, the automotive industry, automotive parts trading, vehicle manufacturing or a comparable technical environment
• Technical understanding and experience in procuring and evaluating technical products and components
• Commercial vocational training or an equivalent qualification
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, and ideally experience with inventory management or ERP systems
• Strong cost awareness, analytical thinking and negotiation skills
• Structured and independent approach to work, combined with strong organisational skills and a high sense of responsibility
• Strong communication skills and an enjoyment of working with different departments
• Language skills: fluent German and good English

Purchasing Coordination

• Establishing and organising a centralised purchasing function
• Recording, monitoring and controlling existing and new purchase orders
• Ensuring the consistent and transparent assignment and use of purchase order numbers
• Monitoring outstanding purchase orders and ongoing procurement activities
• Reviewing purchase requisitions for completeness, cost-effectiveness and compliance with internal requirements
• Maintaining a transparent overview of purchase orders, financial commitments and procurement costs

Supplier Management and Price Negotiations

• Managing and developing existing supplier relationships
• Requesting and comparing quotations and reviewing pricing and contractual terms
• Conducting price and commercial negotiations with suppliers
• Identifying cost-saving opportunities and optimising existing purchasing terms
• Supporting the selection of new suppliers and the consolidation of purchasing volumes

Budget and Cost Control

• Continuously monitoring procurement costs and available budgets in coordination with the Head of Finance
• Preparing purchasing data transparently to support financial decision-making
• Regular reporting on purchase volumes, cost developments and savings achieved

Process Optimisation and Internal Collaboration

• Further developing and standardising purchasing and ordering processes
• Ensuring consistent documentation and traceability of all procurement activities
• Working closely with internal departments to identify and coordinate procurement requirements
• Coordinating with the Head of Finance regarding budgets, approvals and cost developments
• Identifying opportunities to optimise costs, processes and supplier structures

What we can offer:

• An exciting area of responsibility
• A good working atmosphere
• Performance-related pay
• Varied activities
• Discounts in surrounding gyms
• BusinessBike
• Company pension scheme
• Supplementary company health insurance