PALFINGER is globally recognized for providing the most innovative, reliable, and cost-effective lifting solutions, utilized in commercial vehicles and maritime applications. To strengthen our team in Bergheim (Salzburg), we are looking for a Sourcing Group Lead Buyer (f/m/d) Hydraulic Cylinder & Sealings.

Sourcing Group Lead Buyer (f/m/d) Hydraulic Cylinder & Sealings

The hydraulic cylinder category is a strategically important and fat growing segment at PALFINGER. As a strategic buyer in the Palfinger organization, you will be responsible for procurement management around hydraulic cylinders. Within this function as Sourcing Group Lead Buyer you will be responsible for global sourcing groups in our organization. You will maintain close contact with our domestic and foreign suppliers, as well as with many internal plant interfaces.

Responsibilities

Management & leading of global sourcing groups

• Supplier relationship management from a technical and commercial perspective
• Price negotiations with total cost approach and value analyses
• Development of target costing for hydraulics cylinder
• Contribution on development projects which belong to your sourcing groups
• Selection, evaluation and qualification of suppliers
• Close cooperation and support with other functions (R&D, SCM, OPS, QC)
• Procurement marketing
• Contracting and negotiation

Qualifications

Technical / commercial training (technical apprenticeship, technical college, college, studies ...) or adequate knowledge

• Technical knowledge in reading drawings.
• 5-10 years of experience in international procurement or a similar function
• Experience in project buying and target costing.
• English spoken and written.
• Good IT user knowledge (SAP R3 / S4 Hana, MS Office ..)
• Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
• Negotiation skills and experience with international contacts
• Experience in the industrial environment
• Affinity to technical processes
• Hands-on mentality
• Willingness for professional and personal development

We offer

Life balance through flexible working hours and freedom to organize your work

• Performance-related compensation
• Career and personal development opportunities in an international company
• Voluntary social benefits through our company's health management program PALfit
• Job ticket

Minimum yearly gross salary according to Austrian metal industry collective agreement is EUR 57.578,92 based on full-time employment. According to experience and qualification, we offer a market-conform overpayment.
We are looking forward to your application!