Senior Strategic Buyer

Danfoss Power Solutions a.s.

Place of work
Považská Bystrica
Contract type
full-time
Start date
Based on agreement
Wage (gross)
1 700 EUR/monthFrom 1700 Eur Gross - based on the relevant experience

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

We are looking for an experienced Senior Strategic Buyer at our Danfoss Power Solutions location in Povazska Bystrica.

Job Responsibilities:
Danfoss Power Solutions – a world-class provider of mobile hydraulics for the construction, agriculture, and other off-highway vehicle markets – is a segment of the Danfoss Group and provides the power our changing world needs to thrive.



In your role as Senior Strategic Buyer, you will be responsible for the supplier management for selected categories, e.g. foundry castings, machined parts and forging parts. You will align supplier strategies with Corporate Category Procurement. Furthermore, you will manage supplier capacities including bottleneck management, monitor supplier performance regarding time, quality and cost, and initiate respective improvement activities and projects. Your tasks include the supplier contract management for Logistic Service Level Agreements, specifying key figures such as capacity or packaging. You will represent procurement in engineering change management processes and lead supplier meetings and workshops. You will lead and manage supplier projects such as capacity increases, process improvements, quality improvements, cost reductions, risk mitigations, supplier changes and dual source projects.

Employee perks, benefits

We offer a competitive benefit package including annual bonus, additional holidays, additional insurance, learning and development programs and many more benefits.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Educational Specialization

Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1) and Slovak - Proficiency (C2)

Driving licence

B

Experience in the position/sector

Procurement

Number of years of experience

3

Personality requirements and skills

We are looking for a motivated professional with a university degree in Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering or related fields, or a successfully completed vocational training with a comparable specialization. To be successful in this position, you also need to have solid experience as a Strategic Buyer or Category Manager in an international manufacturing industry environment. Furthermore, we are looking for:
Team player with the ability to communicate and network effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Negotiation skills and assertiveness
Strategic, analytical mindset and technical affinity
Willingness to travel up to 30%
Fluent English and Slovak language

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Brief description of the company

Danfoss Power Solutions a.s. v Považskej Bystrici je popredným svetovým výrobcom hydraulických komponentov a systémov pre mobilné pracovné stroje a industriálnu hydrauliku.
Výrobný sortiment: axiálne piestové hydrogenerátory a hydromotory, súčiastky pre hydraulické prevodníky, proporcionálne ventily a súčiastky pre proporcionálne ventily a hydraulické hadicové komplety.
Prevádzka v Dubnici nad Váhom: montáž a expedícia hydraulických hadíc a hadicových konektorov.
Prevádzka v Zlatých Moravciach: výroba mechanických termostatov do chladiacich zariadení. Termostaty sú určené pre chladničky, mrazničky a malé komerčné chladiace zariadenia.

Number of employees

500-999 employees
ID: 3961732  Dátum zverejnenia: 6.10.2020  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 1 700 EUR/month