• Strategic, international project purchasing of components, subsystems and services for the new MULTI lift system
• Identifying and building a strong and strategically relevant supplier base in collaboration with the development and quality engineers
• Preparation of sourcing decisions with project stakeholders to ensure decisions are in line with project objectives
• Contract negotiations and conclusion of price and framework agreements in German and English
• Identifying risks in the supply chain by means of risk analyses and developing measures to minimise risks
• Developing and driving cost reduction measures (e.g. via design-to-cost, target costing) in order to achieve the defined target costs
• Ensuring compliance with contractual services
• Recognising delivery bottlenecks at an early stage and providing support in critical situations in order to ensure that deliveries are made on time and in quantity

• Successfully completed university degree (e.g. business administration specialising in supply chain management) or a commercial apprenticeship combined with professional experience in strategic purchasing
• Several years of professional experience as a buyer, preferably in technical and international project purchasing
• Very good German skills required 
• Business fluent in written and spoken English, additional language skills are an advantage
• Good knowledge of SAP-MM and MS Office
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Strong analytical and solution-orientated thinking with a strong time focus
• Confident team player in a dynamic team who is willing to help build something completely new
• Assertiveness and a critical but compromising nature

• Safety, health & work-life balance: The highest standards for occupational safety, a wide range of health promotion and preventative healthcare programmes as well as regulated yet flexible working hours.
• Remuneration & pension schemes: Fair working conditions, competitive remuneration as an important basis and individual support for pension schemes with various models.
• Cohesion & diversity: Collegiality is extremely important to us - we treat everyone with respect, recognition and appreciation and promote an open and tolerant working culture.
• Freedom of organization & flexibility: A free working environment with a healthy error culture, home office offers and options for different types of time off.
• Further training: Individual and personalized offers to start your job as well as training and development opportunities for your professional and personal development.
• Sustainability: We act responsibly and in an environmentally conscious manner.
• Fair remuneration & future security: Benefit from a transparent salary in accordance with the North Württemberg-North Baden metal and electrical collective agreement, including holiday and Christmas bonuses as well as collectively agreed special payments. In addition: a pension allowance and attractive pension schemes for your financial security
• Development with vision: Unleash your full potential through access to interesting training opportunities, e-learning and exclusive talent programmes

At TK Elevator, we aim to embrace diversity and welcome everyone -no matter the ethnicity, nationality, gender or gender expression, age, social background, religion or world belief, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or status. 

Do you have a disability and would like to work with us? Then we look forward to your application! 

As a signatory of the Charter of Diversity, TK Elevator is committed to a prejudice-free and diverse working environment with equal opportunities. Although we are not completely barrier-free yet, we are working every day to improve ourselves. Let’s overcome barriers together and work on individual solutions that work for you.