Buyer

Hillenbrand • Sabetha, KS

5d

About The Position

The Buyer is responsible for achieving operational procurement KPIs, managing day-to-day supplier relationships, and ensuring suppliers deliver on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards. The role implements category strategies and framework contracts, negotiates savings for assigned categories and suppliers, and oversees the complete Procure to Pay (P2P) process. It also supports procurement compliance, master data, and continuous operational improvement through analytics, tools, capabilities, and standard operating procedures.

The position is part of the Regional Procurement Management team and works with operating companies, suppliers, and global procurement teams to resolve delivery, quality, warranty, and payment matters. The role contributes feedback to Global Category Management and/or Global Sourcing Management to help refine procurement strategies.

Requirements

• Completed commercial or technical degree or apprenticeship, with more than 2 years of work experience.
• Stakeholder management skills for internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer-service mentality.
• Problem-solving ability and a hands-on mentality.
• Commercial mindset.
• Ability to work autonomously and in an organized manner.
• Negotiation skills.
• Confident use of common MS Office tools.
• Fluency in written and spoken German and English.

Nice To Haves

• ERP knowledge and understanding.
• Relevant procurement or purchasing experience and knowledge of the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process.
• In-plant procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operational KPIs, including claim management, purchase order execution, exception message management, parts escalation and availability, invoice reconciliation, and buyer productivity.
• Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and expedite suppliers to meet delivery, budget, and quality requirements; escalate issues when necessary.
• Implement and operationalize category strategies and framework contracts, and provide feedback to Global Category Management and/or Global Sourcing Management.
• Deliver year-over-year savings and conduct negotiations for selected categories and assigned suppliers.
• Fulfill the complete Procure to Pay (P2P) process.
• Collaborate with operating companies and suppliers to resolve delivery, quality, warranty, and payment issues.
• Ensure compliance with purchase order policies and standardize procurement processes.
• Maintain master data and contribute to MRP settings for procured parts based on guidance from the Global Materials Management (GMM) team, where applicable.
• Use analytics, tools, capabilities, and standard operating procedures provided by COE & Excellence management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree