Indirekter Einkäufer/ Buyer

**Job Description Summary**: As Buyer (m/w/d) you will negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies and achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction.

GE Additive ist weltweit führend auf dem Gebiet der additiven Konstruktion und Fertigung, einem Pionierprozess, der die Kraft und das Potential hat, Unternehmen zu transformieren. Durch unser integriertes Angebot an Experten in additiver Fertigung, fortschrittlichen Maschinen und hochwertigen Materialien ermöglichen wir unseren Kunden die Entwicklung innovativer neuer Produkte.

**Essential Responsibilities**
- Proactively lead the deployment of the global sourcing strategies at the local level to meet overall deflation and productivity objectives within the assigned locations. Fully accountable for successfully meeting deflation, cash targets for assigned locations.
- Build and execute regional cost reduction projects and deflation strategies which support the global projects through contract negotiation, process changes, and implementation of sustainable cost controls, including collaboration with Finance to validate the impact of projects to the general ledger, utilizing appropriate reporting tools.
- Develop and execute long term, local/regional strategies to align with business plans and objectives within various sub-commodities/ categories across GE.
- Enforce business policies to meet business targets and customer needs, including improving procurement processes and optimizing Sourcing resources to enhance the customer experience with Sourcing.
- Drive use of global GE Preferred Suppliers and work with internal and external teams and stakeholders to communicate demand for goods or services not currently addressed by GE Preferred Suppliers.
- Manage PO Placement and fulfillment on a local and regional level by coordinating the related activities
- Participate in GE Sourcing initiatives to leverage best practices; partner with Business Sourcing, Category Management and other Sourcing Leaders to maximize synergies and global supplier management.
- Manage / actively support tactical execution of Additive projects, escalations due to delivery / quality issues, invoicing / payable issues (Buy-desk coordination), database management, improve payment terms, assist internal customers with SOW development through to PO execution (as necessary).
- Enforce and drive process improvement projects from generation of demand throughout payment of supplier invoices for the indirect site of Sourcing
- Support sourcing leader to build up metrics and contribute to reach excellence of metrics. Prepare annual S2/OP Plan for assigned commodities
- Share best practices where opportunities arise across other GE businesses.

**Qualifications/Requirements**
- Master Degree in either/or Business Administration, Engineering or Technical Degree from an accredited university or college
- Several years Indirect Sourcing experience in industrial environment
- Very good English communication skills required
- German & Swedish language skills preferred
- Strong customer service and results oriented mindset
- Ability to organize, assess, prioritize tasks, milestones and deliverables
- Team player & can-do attitude

GE ist ein Arbeitgeber mit gleichen Chancen für alle. Wir leben Inklusion und Personalentscheidungen werden bei uns unabhängig von ethnischer Herkunft, Hautfarbe, Religion und Weltanschauung, Bekenntnis, sexueller Orientierung, Geschlechteridentität, Alter, Behinderung und anderer gesetzlich geschützter Persönlichkeitsrechte getroffen.

Als Neuzugang bei GE Additive freuen wir uns, Ihnen -neben einer spannenden Tätigkeit in der additiven Fertigung in einem international agierenden Unternehmen
- vielfältige Sozialleistungen bieten zu können, welche Sie individuell auf Ihre Bedürfnisse zuschneiden können: u.a. Betriebliche Altersvorsorge, Krankenzusatzversicherung, Jubiläumsgelder, Berufsunfähigkeits
- und Todesfallversicherung, Urlaubsspeicher und Fitnesszuschuss.

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No