Purchasing / Scheduling Employee (m/f/d) - Full-Time (38 Hours/Week)

EMKA Schmiertechnik GmbH; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 39,890 - 54,707; Full time

Job summary

EMKA Schmiertechnik GmbH is seeking a Purchasing / Scheduling Employee to join the Purchasing and Materials Planning team in a medium-sized family-owned company. The role focuses on obtaining quotations, scheduling orders, maintaining master data, and supplier communication.

The ideal candidate will have a commercial vocational training, experience in purchasing/materials planning, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to work with deadlines in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Completed commercial vocational training (e.g., industrial management assistant or similar).
• Experience in purchasing and/or materials planning; welcome returners.
• Confident MS Office skills; ERP experience desirable.
• Professional communication and coordination with internal departments.
• Structured, careful working style with good figures and deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and compare quotations and request price/availability info.
• Schedule purchasing based on deadlines and required quantities.
• Maintain prices, delivery dates, and master data.
• Communicate with suppliers in day-to-day business.
• Handle complaints and coordinate with other departments.
• Stock monitoring and ensuring continuous availability of goods.
• Prepare reports and analyses as requested by management.
• Manage long-term supplier declarations.
• Support supplier evaluations and process improvements.
• Review and approve purchasing-related invoices.

Skills

Purchasing

Materials planning

Supplier coordination

MS Office

Deadline management

Education

Commercial vocational training

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Purchasing / Scheduling Employee (m/f/d) - Full-Time (38 Hours/Week)

EMKA Schmiertechnik GmbH is a medium-sized family-owned company with many years of experience in the fields of lubricants, workshop concepts and technical services. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a committed professional to join our Purchasing and Materials Planning department at the earliest possible date.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining and comparing quotations as well as requesting information on prices and availability
• Handling operational purchasing processes, including scheduling based on deadlines and required quantities
• Maintaining and monitoring prices, delivery dates and purchasing-related master data
• Communicating and corresponding with suppliers in day-to-day business
• Handling complaints and coordinating with order processing, application engineering and logistics
• Regular stock monitoring and supporting the continuous availability of goods
• Preparing reports and analyses as specified by management
• Requesting and managing long-term supplier declarations
• Supporting supplier evaluations and the further development of our purchasing processes
• Reviewing and approving purchasing-related invoices

Qualifications

• Completed commercial vocational training, for example as an industrial management assistant, wholesale and foreign trade management assistant, office management assistant or a comparable qualification
• Experience in purchasing and/or materials planning; motivated professionals returning to work are expressly welcome
• Confident use of MS Office; experience with an ERP system is desirable
• Professional and reliable communication skills, enjoyment of supplier contact and coordination with internal departments
• A careful, structured and dependable way of working, combined with a good understanding of figures and deadlines
• Strong organisational skills, initiative, a sense of responsibility and the ability to work well in a team

Benefits

• A challenging and varied position in a diverse working environment
• A secure job in a successful medium-sized family-owned company
• An open ear for your ideas, short decision-making processes and extensive opportunities to contribute
• Professional development and further training opportunities
• Company supplementary health insurance with a family option and no medical examination
• Company pension scheme, performance-related remuneration and capital-forming benefits
• Permanent employment contract, 30 days of annual leave and a 38-hour working week
• Convenient location directly by the motorway, bike leasing, corporate benefits and company events