Project Purchaser - Partner Management EMEA (m/f/d)

Kardex; Lisboa; Vor Ort; EUR 42.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Long-term prospects

Valuable onboarding and training in an

Pension and financial benefits

Company events

Zusammenfassung

Kardex is a world leader in automated storage and retrieval solutions. We are seeking a Project Purchaser - Partner Management EMEA based in Portugal to lead sourcing for complex projects across EMEA.

You will negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure cost, quality and delivery. Excellent English and strong procurement experience are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in procurement, ideally in a project-driven environment such as logistics, automation, or construction.
• Education in a commercial field, business administration, supply chain management, engineering, or related area; university degree and certifications in procurement or project management are an advantage.

Aufgaben

• Lead project-related sourcing across EMEA, including RFQs, commercial bid evaluations, supplier selection, negotiations and award recommendations.
• Lead commercial negotiations and negotiate project-specific agreements covering pricing, contractual terms, schedules, responsibilities and commercial risks.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing partners while identifying, evaluating and qualifying alternative suppliers to strengthen our partner network and reduce dependencies.
• Work closely with Project Management, Engineering, Installation, Sales and local Kardex entities to ensure suppliers meet cost, quality, delivery and contractual obligations.
• Identify commercial, contractual and supplier-related risks early and proactively develop solutions to minimize their impact on project execution.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance and initiate improvement measures where required.
• Contribute to the further development of sourcing strategies, supplier setups, contractual standards and Partner Management processes across EMEA.

Kenntnisse

Procurement

Negotiation

Supplier mgmt

Contract knowledge

English fluency

Ausbildung

Commercial training

University degree

Jobbeschreibung

The Kardex Group is one of the world's leading providers of automated storage and retrieval solutions. As a global AutoStore partner, Kardex delivers highly automated storage and order fulfilment solutions for customers across a wide range of industries.

For our growing AutoStore business, we are looking for a Project Purchaser - Partner Management EMEA (m/f/d) based in Portugal.

Your tasks

• Project Procurement: Lead project-related sourcing activities across EMEA, including RFQs, commercial bid evaluations, supplier selection, negotiations and award recommendations.
• Commercial & Contract Management: Lead commercial negotiations and negotiate project-specific agreements covering pricing, contractual terms, schedules, responsibilities and commercial risks.
• Partner Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing partners while identifying, evaluating and qualifying alternative suppliers to strengthen our partner network and reduce dependencies.
• Project Execution Support: Work closely with Project Management, Engineering, Installation, Sales and local Kardex entities throughout project realization to ensure that suppliers meet agreed requirements regarding cost, quality, delivery and contractual obligations.
• Risk Management & Problem Solving: Identify commercial, contractual and supplier-related risks at an early stage and proactively develop solutions to minimize their impact on project execution.
• Supplier Performance: Monitor and evaluate supplier performance and initiate improvement measures where required.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the further development of sourcing strategies, supplier setups, contractual standards and Partner Management processes across EMEA.

Your profile

• Professional experience: Experience in procurement, ideally in a project‑driven environment such as logistics, automation, or construction.
• Education: Completed training in a commercial field, business administration, supply chain management, engineering, or a related area. A university degree and additional certifications in procurement or project management are an advantage.
• Negotiation & communication skills: Strong negotiation and communication skills to effectively manage supplier relationships, contract terms, and conflict resolution.
• Language skills: Excellent English skills are essentia l; additional European languages are a plus.
• Contracts & contract law: Familiarity with key principles of contract law and their application in procurement as well as in project contracts.

We offer:

• Long-term prospects: A secure job in a fast-growing, international company with exciting development opportunities and interesting and varied tasks in a future-oriented environment
• Valuable support : Great team spirit, elaborate onboarding and a wide range of training opportunities in our own academy at the Bellheim site as well as an Employee Assistance Program (Lyra)
• Tangible added value : Flexible working hours, annual vacation on behalf of the respective country regulations
• Visible benefits: Attractive salary, company pension plan and capital-forming benefits - depending on location
• Attractive extras: Corporate benefits, company and team events