Technical Buyer (m/f/d)

Gulp Ag; Bremen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulp AG in Bremen seeks an Operational Buyer (m/f/d) with a technical background to manage all operational purchasing activities, ensuring material availability in terms of quality, cost, and delivery time. This role requires coordinating with production, development, and quality teams and maintaining data in SAP and MS Office.

You will negotiate with suppliers, handle inquiries, and support strategic purchasing.

Qualifications

• Specialized commercial vocational training.
• Several years of international technical purchasing experience.
• Advanced SAP and MS Office knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Handle all operational purchasing activities to ensure material availability.
• Conduct cross-site operational purchasing for assigned commodity group.
• Review inquiry documents for completeness.
• Negotiate with suppliers on deadlines, prices, and terms.
• Coordinate with production, development, and quality on purchasing issues.
• Maintain transactional and master data in systems.
• Support commodity group strategies within strategic purchasing.
• Review and resolve complex discrepancies and deviations.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Structured work style

Independent and solution-oriented

Negotiation skills

Fluent English

Education

Specialized (commercial) vocational training

Several years of professional experience in international technical purchasing

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

For our client, a thyssenkrupp Group company in Bremen, we are currently seeking an Operational Buyer (m/f/d) with a technical background in industry. Responsibilities include handling all operational purchasing activities to ensure material availability in terms of quality, cost, and delivery time. This includes conducting all cross-site operational purchasing activities for the assigned commodity group and corresponding documentation; ensuring material availability within assigned commodity groups; reviewing inquiry documents (e.g., specifications/drawings) for completeness; independently negotiating with suppliers to clarify deadlines, prices, and other operational purchasing matters; coordinating with internal stakeholders (including production, development, and quality) on operational purchasing issues; maintaining operational transaction and master data in tools/systems; supporting strategic purchasing in the implementation of commodity group strategies; and reviewing and resolving complex discrepancies and deviations.

• Specialized (commercial) vocational training


• Several years of professional experience in international technical purchasing


• Team player with strong communication skills and initiative


• Structured and process-oriented work


• Independent and solution-oriented work style


• Advanced knowledge of SAP and MS Office


• Fluent English skills, both spoken and written


• Enhanced negotiation skills


• Professional experience in industrial series production is desirable.