Global Lead Buyer direct Material (f/m/x) – befristet bis 30.09.2025

ZEISS

Jobbeschreibung
Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.

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  • ensuring series supply for all MED locations in a specific product group for direct material

  • continuous price negotiations

  • development and implementation of procurement strategies in coordination with interfaces

  • monitoring supplier capacity and taking countermeasures

  • selection, qualification and support of suitable suppliers together with category management

  • quotation requests and comparison incl. TCO approach

  • escalation with suppliers in case of supply issues

  • development and reporting of purchasing-relevant KPIs

  • creation and triggering of orders and quantity contracts in and outside of SAP

  • participation in internal and external audits

  • participation in improving processes in serial purchasing

  • business trips national and international to suppliers and Zeiss locations


  • completed university degree (e.g. Bachelor) with min. 1 year purchasing experience or commercial education combined with at least 5 years of professional experience in purchasing

  • business in German and English fluent

  • another foreign language would be an advantage

  • negotiation skills

  • very good knowledge of SAP-MM

  • very good knowledge of MS Office purchasing experience with various direct or indirect goods/material

  • experience in contract negotiation

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