IT Junior Group Buyer

Eurofins; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A life sciences company in Katowice is seeking an IT Junior Group Buyer to support global and local procurement for IT goods and services. This role requires strong communication, basic negotiation skills, and analytical capabilities. The position supports cost-effective purchasing activities and contributes to the implementation of category strategies. The company promotes a hybrid work model and offers an annual bonus, life insurance, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Life insurance

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative and innovative team culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of procurement or negotiation experience in a multinational environment.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and adapt to changing business needs.
• Cultural awareness and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Execute tactical purchasing activities and assist in sourcing processes.
• Identify and evaluate new supplier options.
• Participate in negotiations under guidance from senior team members.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and procurement teams on RFP preparation.
• Support implementation of category strategies.
• Perform cost analysis and recommend savings opportunities.

Skills

Strong English communication skills

Basic negotiation skills

Analytical capabilities

Problem-solving skills

Customer-oriented mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Procurement systems (e.g., Coupa)

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description

The IT Junior Group Buyer supports global and local procurement projects for IT goods and services, ensuring cost-effective and timely purchasing activities. This role requires strong communication, basic negotiation skills, and intermediate analytical capabilities. The position contributes to category strategy implementation and continuous improvement initiatives within the procurement organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute tactical purchasing activities and assist in sourcing processes.
• Identify and evaluate new supplier options.
• Participate in negotiations under guidance from senior team members.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and procurement teams on RFP preparation.
• Support implementation of category strategies.
• Maintain procurement systems and tools (e.g., Coupa).
• Perform cost analysis and recommend savings opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 1 year of procurement or negotiation experience in a multinational environment.
• Strong English communication skills (written and spoken).
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and adapt to changing business needs.
• Customer-oriented mindset with problem-solving skills.
• Cultural awareness and proactive attitude.
• Project management experience is an asset.

Additional Information

• Hybrid work - 2 days in week working from home on a daily basis
• Annual bonus
• Life insurance - Unum
• Internal referral program
• Professional development and career growth within a global organization.
• Collaborative and innovative team culture.

  We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

Weembracediversity! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

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