Implements Commodity strategies to ensure long-term, cost-efficient supply of materials.

Contributes to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems).

Prepares and conducts negotiations to obtain highest feasible savings. Generates, documents and implements savings to contribute to the success of the business and make results transparent. Executes Supplier Management processes (e.g. qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification).

Ensures a close cooperation with Internal Customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement.

Provides supplier information to the project and conducts project-specific supplier evaluations (project evaluations).

Commodity Procurement Operations (alt: "Buyer"; "Purchaser") Commodity Professional (Starter): Vocationally trained and experienced (semi-) professional position, with extensive knowledge of a range of specific standardized commodities, semi-products, services, etc., performing all topics outlined in respective position profiles.

Must have:

SAP and Ariba.