Senior Procurement Buyer (m/w/d)

Solstice Advanced Materials; Seelze; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Senior Procurement Buyer to lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement for materials and services essential to operations. The role blends strategic sourcing with tactical execution, focusing on negotiations, contracting, risk management, and supplier performance.

You will partner with internal teams and strategic suppliers to deliver value, drive cost reductions, and ensure supply continuity across global operations.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of procurement/sourcing experience for direct/indirect categories.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic sourcing and procurement processes.
• Fluent English and strong analytical skills.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned to Solstice’s business plan.
• Build multi-year sourcing pipelines focused on productivity and cost savings.
• Own executive-level supplier relationship management to improve quality, delivery and cost.
• Execute contracts/SOWs within threshold and ensure compliance with policies.
• Improve working capital via payment term optimization and inventory strategies.
• Collaborate with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to translate requirements into sourcing plans.

Kenntnisse

Strategic sourcing

Analytical skills

Communication

English fluency

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP Purchasing Modules

eRFX

eAuctions

AI negotiation platforms

Jobbeschreibung

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Procurement Buyer is responsible for end-to-end sourcing and procurement of goods, materials, and services to meet Solstice’s operational needs. This role blends strategic sourcing with tactical execution: leading midsize negotiations and contracting, ensuring continuity of supply, and delivering total cost, quality, delivery, sustainability, and risk outcomes. The Sr Buyer partners closely with internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers.

Job Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Procurement Buyer is responsible for end-to-end sourcing and procurement of goods, materials, and services to meet Solstice’s operational needs. This role blends strategic sourcing with tactical execution: leading midsize negotiations and contracting, ensuring continuity of supply, and delivering total cost, quality, delivery, sustainability, and risk outcomes. The Sr Buyer partners closely with internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Category Leadership

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned to Solstice’s business plan, including site procure plan through spend analysis, benchmarking, and opportunity assessments.
• Build multi-year sourcing pipelines focused on productivity, consumption reduction, value engineering, and continuous improvement.

Supplier Partnership & Performance

• Own executive-level supplier relationship management to elevate quality, delivery, cost, sustainability, and innovation performance.
• Identify, qualify, and onboard innovative suppliers that support business growth, digitalization, and responsible sourcing.
• Establish and manage supplier Kaizen Business Alignment Events.

Contracting, Negotiations & Compliance

• Execute contracts/SOWs within threshold, partnering with Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Privacy as needed.
• Ensure 100% adherence to enterprise contracting policies and platforms (e.g., LEAP) and regulatory/commercial requirements.
• Mitigate risk through appropriate terms (liability, IP, data protection, export controls), and ensure documentation accuracy.

Operational Excellence & Digital Tools

• Improve working capital via payment term optimization, inventory strategies (e.g., VMI/consignment), and lead-time reduction.
• Support site tactical procurement escalations, reconciliations, and reporting; drive root-cause analysis and preventive actions.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Business Partnership

• Partner with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to translate requirements into sourcing strategies and executable plans.
• Provide data-driven recommendations that influence make/buy, NPI, dual/multi-sourcing, and lifecycle cost decisions.
• Communicate clearly across levels, enabling alignment and timely decision-making.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Must Have

• Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related).
• 3–5+ years of experience in procurement/sourcing for direct and/or indirect categories.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic sourcing and procurement processes.
• Fluent English and strong analytical skills.

We Value

• Experience with digital sourcing tools (eRFX, eAuctions, AI negotiation platforms), and ERP systems (e.g., SAP Purchasing Modules).
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills, including risk and compliance awareness.
• Experience with sustainability, supplier diversity, and responsible sourcing initiatives.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent organization, prioritization, and problem-solving abilities.

About Us

About Solstice Advanced Materials

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials .