Strategic Buyer (f/m) 100% - Hybrid

We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow's demands.

The Franke Coffee Systems division is a leading global provider of state-of-the-art solutions for professional coffee making. Together with our trade partners, we are committed to delivering premium best-in-class in-cup-quality, consistency and beverage variety, as well as ensuring an outstanding customer experience through constant innovation.

Franke Procurement is looking for 2 Strategic Buyers to manage coffee machine specific categories such as electric and electromechanical components, coffee grinders, payment systems, heating elements, refrigeration, metal and mechanical machining parts and more, as part of the Strategic Procurement Team. This exciting role work alongside the Global Procurement Teams, Division New Product Development and Quality Teams on various sourcing projects and value engineering initiatives. This is the moment to join our team! 

Category Management

• Develop medium, long-term category and sourcing strategy in collaboration with Global Procurement Teams, New Product Development (or R&D) and Operations Team to ensure best TCO and security of supply for Franke
• Align category and sourcing strategy, tactics and execution plan with relevant stakeholders
• Communicate category and sourcing strategy to the organization in order to support implementation
• Conduct Supplier Market Analysis, Price Analysis, Should-cost-analysis, etc.
• Scouting, and consolidation of suppliers (national / international)
• Sourcing Execution via Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotations (RFQ)
• Preparing and conducting price negotiations, supplier agreements and executing contract management
• Optimization of procurement with regards to total cost of ownership, risk minimization, quality assurance, net working capital
• Contribution to cost reduction through design to cost initiatives in collaboration with New Product Development (or R&D) and suppliers
• Establish cooperation and support requests from New Product Development / R&D, Quality, Operations and Supply Chain Management and contribute to make or buy decisions

Supplier relationship and portfolio management

• Lead negotiations on at Division level and where applicable leverage negotiation muscle from Global Procurement Teams
• Active Supplier development and management (Supplier Relationship Management)
• Planning and implementation of supplier audits in cooperation with Quality Management
• Manage relationship with strategic suppliers
• Guarantee supply availability

Project management

• Continuously analyse the supply market to identify new opportunities
• Align with all relevant business functions in achieving strategic company targets
• Secure sharing of information and support for the local organisations and business units
• Develop and participate in cross functional teams
• Implements the use of framework agreements on projects as directed

Continuous improvement of value and quality

• Implement, support and ensure the use of relevant strategic sourcing processes of sourcing across the Franke group
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities
• Communicate, co-operate and involve relevant stakeholders in order to drive the overall strategy
• Support and actively promote the Procurement function
• Engage and secure an open and direct dialogue with stakeholders
• Improve supplier service levels and payment terms

• Commercial or technical education including further education in related fields (Industrial Engineering / Business Administration / Supply Chain or similar)
• Minimum 5-10 years of practical professional experience in category management, strategic or technical purchasing of one or more of these categories; electric and electromechanical components, coffee grinders, payment systems, heating elements, refrigeration, metal and mechanical machining parts and preferably in the context of a manufacturing or assembly company
• Business Fluent in English (a must), German strong plus, every other language as well welcome
• Experience in Appliances, e.g. professional kitchen appliances is a plus
• Strong communication, organizational and communication skills
• Worked in a Matrix environment
• Experience with managing internal and external customers
• ERP background - SAP preferred but not mandatory
• High degree of initiative, independence, and sense of responsibility; entrepreneurial and strategic thinking mindset and Hands-on mentality and team player
• Stress stability, multi-tasking, problem solving ability, proactivity, entrepreneurial thinking, goal orientation, reliability
• Ability to travel internationally

• 40 hour week
• Flexible working hours
• Home Office
• Easy access from railway station and highway
• Free parking
• Innovation, New Product Development (R&D) and manufacturing at headquarter
• At least 5 weeks holiday
• Staff restaurant
• Free coffee drinks from espresso to latte macchiato

Timo Bantle, HR Manager, is looking forward to the first contact with you.

Please apply in English by using the "Apply" button below. Thank you very much. 

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