Local Buy Manager (m/f/d) (Buyer)

From a pharmacy to a medium-sized global player • Innovation • Growth & Sustainability.

What began in 1826 with the Rosenapotheke in Frankfurt is today an internationally and modernly operating, successful pharmaceutical company with 550 employees in Germany. Even the 5th generation of managing directors stands for a successful mixture of history/heritage and innovation, sustainable growth, and long-term brand care. Targeted research and innovative product developments result in medicinal products that hold market-leading positions.

Your tasks:

• Responsibility for material requirements planning and order processing in SAP
• Operational purchasing of direct and indirect materials as well as coordination of contract manufacturing / external production
• Independent execution of national and international procurement processes
• Monitoring of delivery dates, ensuring material availability, and coordination in case of schedule deviations
• Requesting quotations, creating quotation comparisons, supplier selection, and contract award
• Maintenance and further development of supplier relationships as well as conducting supplier evaluations
• Processing of complaints and grievances in close coordination with internal specialist departments and suppliers
• Master data maintenance and ensuring high data quality in SAP
• Collaboration in the optimization of purchasing and planning processes
• Support in price and contract negotiations
• Close cooperation with the departments of Production, Planning, Quality Management, Logistics, and Finance

Your strengths - Our requirements:

Your profile

• Completed commercial training or a degree in business administration
• Several years of professional experience in planning, operational purchasing, or a comparable function in an industrial company
• Ideally experience in the pharma, food, or FMCG industry
• Good knowledge of material planning, order processing, and schedule tracking
• Proficient use of SAP, ideally in the MM module
• Structured, independent, and self-reliant way of working
• Strong organizational talent, analytical thinking, and a hands-on mentality
• Strong communication skills, teamwork, and assertiveness
• Good written and spoken English skills

Our offer:

• Flexible working without core working hours
• Subsidized, in-house company restaurant for delicious and healthy food at a fair price
• Corporate Benefits with exclusive discounts at many brands
• Company pension scheme for your financial future
• eGym Wellpass for fitness and health offers according to your needs
• JobRad leasing – sustainable and affordable mobility
• Holiday activities during the summer holidays for better work-life balance with family
• Beautiful, ergonomic offices with electrically height-adjustable desks

Supplementary information: Requirements for the applicant: Advanced knowledge: Quotation management, service purchasing, purchasing organization, -management, negotiation, SAP-Modul MM (Materialwirtschaft), supplier management Expert knowledge: Materialwirtschaft, purchasing, procurement, planning </div>