Purchasing Specialist-june 2023

**Location**:Siegburg, NW, DE, 53721
Siegwerk is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Printing Inks and sustainable packaging solutions. A career here will give you significant
- **flexibility** and
- **support **in a company focused on making a
- **positive impact** in the world. Siegwerk is poised to disrupt the global packaging industry; changing the way packaging is produced and consumed for the benefit of us all. At Siegwerk, you will have everything you need to help make that change.
- Join us, let’s
- **Do it. With Heart.**
- Location: Alfred-Keller-Straße 55, 53721 Siegburg
- **Our benefits - What we offer You**:

- Flexible working hours, remote work (up to 60%) and 30 days of vacation
- Attractive remuneration
- Good traffic connections (job ticket available), city center location with restaurants and stores as well as an in-house canteen
- Possibility to use a job bike
- External employee consulting ICAS, which supports you with professional and private questions
- Online language training with Speexx
- Free Christmas tree for all employees
- We are looking for a motivated purchasing specialist to manage our company's procurement activities. The purchasing specialist's responsibilities include sourcing new suppliers, ensuring that the purchased products and materials meet specific technical specifications, negotiating purchase terms, and evaluating supplier performance. The purchasing specialist will also be responsible for ensuring timely deliveries and resolving any supply issues or discrepancies.
- To be successful as a purchasing specialist, you should be able to develop efficient procurement solutions and support senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies. Ultimately, an outstanding purchasing specialist should have excellent communication and negotiation skills, be an analytical thinker, and demonstrate a good working knowledge of purchasing strategies.
- **Purchasing Specialist Responsibilities**:

- Researching and identifying prospective suppliers.
- Liaising with internal project teams and maintaining strong supplier relations.
- Evaluating products and suppliers according to key business criteria.
- Preparing proposals, requesting quotes, and negotiating purchase terms and conditions.
- Preparing and issuing purchase orders and agreements.
- Monitoring supplier performance and resolving issues and concerns.
- Inspecting and evaluating the quality of purchased items and resolving shortcomings.
- Analyzing industry and demand trends and supporting senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
- Preparing reports and maintaining accurate inventory and procurement records.
- Complying with company policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
- Purchasing Specialist Requirements:

- 2+ years of experience as a purchasing specialist or in a similar role.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a similar field preferred.
- CPM or APICS certification preferred.
- Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Team player with strong organizational skills.

**Are you interested?**
- Should you have any further questions,
- **X** looks forward to your call You can reach her via phone 02241 304
- **X **as well as via Xing or LinkedIn.
- Job ID:

- ** **24490
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