As a Purchasing Assistant, you will support our international purchasing team in driving procurement excellence and ensuring a resilient supply chain. Working closely with suppliers and stakeholders worldwide, you will contribute to purchasing activities that support strategic decision-making and business success.
Your contribution to something big:
- Support the collection and analysis of purchasing, supplier, and market data to identify opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and process improvement.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of category and material field purchasing strategies.
- Assist in part family planning activities and support purchasing-related projects.
- Support ramp-up activities for new products by coordinating supplier readiness and securing material availability.
- Help identify and communicate supply risks and material shortages to internal stakeholders while supporting mitigation actions.
- Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to contribute to stable supply chain operations.
- Prepare reports and support stakeholder communication across different organizational levels.
- Manage operational purchasing topics independently and ensure timely follow-up of actions.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of purchasing tools and systems, including SAP and PILUM.
- Build effective working relationships with suppliers and international business partners.