Strategic Buyer

What you will do

Are you a Strategic Buyer looking for a challenging job? Would you like to work for a leading multinational? Then we have a great job for you!

As a Strategic Buyer you are primarily responsible for the EMEA market and you control the entire tactical/strategic purchasing process from RFQ, negotiation to contracting and implementation, with an eye for quality in relation to price and total cost of ownership. You are experienced in the field of purchasing various products in a very wide working area (Security products, Fire detection, and Fire suppression). You have wide market knowledge in various procurement areas and you ensure a good market analysis.

How you will do it

• Selection of suppliers. Negotiate with the most suitable suppliers about the purchasing, Legal and logistical conditions. Where applicable, you do this together in a team with key stakeholders for the relevant product groups.

• Project purchasing or new product developments in collaboration with various departments, such as Product Management and Category Management (European or world wide).

• Continuous monitoring of possibilities to achieve cost reductions, efficiency improvements, improved payment terms, but also detecting potential risks is part of your tasks.

• Making spend analyses, benchmarking studies and conducting market research.

• Supervising or coordinate purchasing processes and supplier selection processes (RFI/RFQ/RFP).

• Challenge both suppliers and the organization to arrive at the most optimal solution for the supply and/or development of parts and end products.

• You play an important role in the growth and development of the department and the company. Together with the other team members you help to achieve our common goals, in particular those focusing on customer satisfaction, supply base improvements and cost reduction.

• Manage Supplier relationships

What we look for:

• Experience in strategic sourcing, preferably in technology or wholesale activities

• Familiar with MS Office, experienced in Excel

• Analytical minded

• Strong and commercial negotiator

• Focus on details and quality

• Proactive, well-organized, independent, dynamic and a team player

• Excellent communications skills both orally and in writing

• Knowledge of German is an advantage but not mandatory

What we offer you

You will receive a careful training program so that you will have a strong foundation of our product portfolio, processes and procedures. In addition, we offer you excellent career and personal development opportunities to further develop your talent.

Our culture

At Johnson Controls, you have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting projects on the market today. Our hard-working team members give us strength, and we believe in the team, which is characterized as open, collaborative, and result-oriented. A company where it is really fun to work. Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings

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