Buyer

Coperion; Kansas; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Coperion Sabetha, Kansas, is seeking a Buyer to drive procurement performance across the Procure to Pay process, manage supplier relations, and deliver year-over-year savings. You will help ensure on-time deliveries, maintain master data, and support category strategies.

The role requires a commercial or technical degree with 2+ years of experience, plus fluent German and English, strong negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Completed commercial or technical degree or apprenticeship with > 2 years working experience.
• Negotiation experience and stakeholder management are essential.
• Fluent in German and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operational KPIs (e.g., claim management, PO execution, invoice reconciliation) and manage supplier relationships for day-to-day execution.
• Oversee and expedite suppliers to deliver on time, within budget and to quality standards; escalate when needed.
• Implement and operationalize category strategies and framework contracts; contribute to Global Category Management to improve strategies.
• Deliver year-over-year savings and negotiations for selected categories and assigned suppliers.
• Fulfill the complete Procure to Pay process (P2P) and maintain master data.
• Collaborate with OpCos and suppliers to resolve delivery, quality, warranty, and payment issues.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Customer service mindset

Problem solving

Negotiation

Organized autonomous work

Commercial mindset

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or apprenticeship

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Buyer### BuyerApply: Sabetha, KS: Coperion: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R-9270Shift 1 (United States of America)**Position Summary:** This position is responsible for achieving operational KPIs such as claim management, PO execution, and invoice reconciliation, while managing supplier relationships to ensure timely and quality deliveries. It involves implementing category strategies, driving year-over-year savings through negotiations, and overseeing the complete Procure to Pay process. Additionally, the role ensures compliance with procurement policies, maintains master data, and leverages analytics and tools to continuously improve procurement operations. **Work You’ll Do:** * Deliver operational KPIs (e.g., Claim Management, PO execution, exception message management, parts escalation / availability, invoice reconciliation, buyer productivity)* Responsible for supplier relationship management related to tactical, day to day execution. Oversee and expedite suppliers to deliver on time, within budget and to agreed quality standard; ensure proper escalation when needed* Responsible for implementing and operationalizing the category strategies and framework contracts; additionally, provide feedback and active contribution back to Global Category Management and/or Global Sourcing Management to help improve and shape strategies* Deliver year over year savings and negotiations for selected categories & assigned suppliers* Fulfillment of complete Procure to Pay process (P2P)* Collaborate with OpCos and suppliers to resolve delivery, quality, warranty, and payment issues* Ensure compliance with PO policies and standardize procurement processes* Responsible for master data and contribute to MRP settings for procured parts based off guidance of Global Materials Management (GMM) team, where applicable* Leverage and use analytics, tools, capabilities, and SOPs as provided by COE & Excellence management **Team: Regional Procurement Management** **Basic Qualifications:** * Completed commercial or technical degree or apprenticeship with > 2 years working experience* Stakeholder Management (Internal & External)* Customer Service mentality* Problem solving, hands-on mentality* Commercial mindset* Organized autonomous work* Negotiation skills* Confident use of common MS Office tools* Fluent in German and English, written and spoken **Preferred Qualifications:** * ERP knowledge and understanding* relevant experience in procurement/purchasing, knowledgeable in Procure-to-Pay process (P2P)* In plant procurement experience**Who we are:**Coperion (www.coperion.com) is a global industry and technology leader in process technology serving a variety of end markets, including plastics, plastics recycling, food, pet food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemical, battery, and mineral industries. Every day, our teams of experts create individual, high-quality process technologies and systems optimized for the best end products, highest efficiency, and sustainability. Coperion is a business unit of Hillenbrand.Hillenbrand (www.hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For TomorrowTM — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [e-mail] . In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and \"Shape What Matters for Tomorrow\".