Project Buyer / Technical Buyer (m/f/d)

In our team in Reutlingen or Stutensee we are looking for Project Buyer / Technical Buyer (m/f/d).

Key tasks / Key responsibilities

• Early involvement of procurement function in strategic important development projects as a core-team member.
• Interface between engineering department, purchasing, and supplier.
• Securing project relevant purchasing services throughout the development project, for example, securing the sourcing strategy in coordination with strategic purchasing, procurement of, for example, investment items and/or external services, aligning project schedules with involved suppliers.
• Identifying, defining, and executing cost saving projects, also after SOP.
• Preparing sourcing decision proposals.
• Being responsible for RFQs of project specific needs.
• Order processing of technical complex demands, for example, engineering outsourcing, high value technical items.
• Supporting negotiation and creation of contractual frameworks, for example, NDA and SOW.

Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor of Engineering in either electronics, electrical engineering, semiconductor technology, or another relevant technical field.
• Sound experience in purchasing of technical items.
• A few years of work experience as project buyer.
• Basic knowledge of semiconductor IC design, manufacturing, and testing process.
• Distinct knowledge of product development processes and project management.
• General broad technical understanding, a distinct commercial understanding, and negotiation skills.
• Basic knowledge of SAP, especially requisitioning processing, and order creation.
• Very good proficiency in German and English.
• Excellent skills in team collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and self-organization.
• Interest to work in both IC design and procurement environment.
• MS Office knowledge is a must.