Your responsibilities

• As part of a dynamic team, you will be responsible for aligning and implementing the strategic goals for the acquired material groups
• You will conduct negotiations independently within national and international environment, coordinate across disciplines and prepare tenders in close cooperation with the respective departments
• In addition, you will continuously edit and optimize the strategic supplier roadmap, the material group strategy and be responsible for international supplier inquiries
• In addition to the development and implementation of technical, logistical and procedural savings potential, you will also prepare decision templates and award presentations, which you will present in top management committees
• You will develop and implement supplier strategies for long-term supply security
• You will develop synergies and potentials for the acquired material groups across all brands within the VW Group

Our requirements

• You have a degree in industrial engineering, engineering with an additional business qualification
• You are business fluent in English and have a basic knowledge of German
• You are highly motivated and enjoy to shape future topics
• You have a high degree of initiative and convince with your confident appearance
• You preferably have several years of professional work experience in purchasing in automotive industry
• You have ideally knowledge of metal area and metal processing
• Your strengths include an understanding of technical contexts, high self-motivation & intensive cost orientation
• You have a structured approach and an independent performance-oriented way of working
• You enjoy working in teams and contribute solutions accordingly