- Participation in certain R&D and new projects as well as in new product and change orders
- Ensuring of the adequate (concerning e.g. technology, quality, costs, shipping date) procurement and material dispostion incl. required equipment of the supplier according to internal guidelines, if necessary in coordination with the specialised department
- Responsibility of the direct material costs of the projects and products (material portfolio) according to the field of responsibility
- Participation in the technical analysis and economical evaluation (e.g. Make-or-Buy) of all changing and new products in coordination with the specialised departments incl. development of alternative suggestions
- Internal/ External clarification of purchasing-relevant issues (e.g. technology, costs, shipping date) with the customer, in coordination with the account manager
- Ensuring of the requirements according to a efficient and effective RFQ processing.
- Participation in the analysis and evaluation of technical specifications for the sourcing process, in coordination with the specialised department
- Participation in the optimisation of strategies (e.g. market, customer, supplier) and the relating concepts, in coordination with the responsible person or central unit (GP)
- Participation in price setting and negotiations of the sales department (e.g. planned prices, cost down measurements) according to internal guidelines
- Ensuring of the creation and acutalization of purchasing-relevant masta data (e.g. MOQ)
- Responsibilty of the compliance of business unit or project KPI′s, (e.g. cost budget, planned price realisation) incl. document management according to guidelines, if necessary in coordination with the responsible person
- Team member of the customer focus team, interactive interface to the central unit for task-specific issues, if necessary in coordination with the specialised department
- Participation in supplier audits as well as evaluations and ratings and if necessary be the representative of the central unit according to internal guidelines
