Commodity Buyer (m/f/d)

As Commodity Buyer, you will drive the indirect procurement strategy across EMEA, ensuring timely, cost-effective sourcing for HQ and European entities. You will partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into practical sourcing solutions, lead competitive bidding and supplier negotiations, and drive standardization and supplier consolidation. You will navigate procurement policies with a solution-oriented mindset, ensuring compliance and value creation. This role combines strategic sourcing with cross-functional collaboration in a global battery technology leader.

• flexible working hours
• mobile work policy
• company kindergarten
• well-being programs (fitness, physiotherapist, healthy canteen)
• pension program
• onboarding and learning opportunities

• Manage requisitions, POs and sourcing for indirect materials and services across HQ and European entities
• Create spend and supplier performance visibility; pursue standardization, bundling, automation and consolidation
• Partner with requestors and leaders to clarify requirements, options, risks, and decisions
• Leading supplier selection, competitive bidding and negotiations; coordinate contracts with Legal/Finance
• Improve strategic sourcing, purchasing processes, onboarding and payment workflows
• Guide stakeholders through procurement policies with compliance and constructive challenge
• Manage supplier relationships and monitor contractual and performance expectations
• Own procurement issues and coordinate internal and external parties to resolution

• Professional experience in procurement or sourcing; indirect procurement preferred
• Practical experience with sourcing, supplier selection, bidding, negotiations, POs and process improvement
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across functions and hierarchies
• Analytical thinking, ownership, reliable follow-through; customer-oriented approach
• Knowledge of purchasing practices and applicable regulations; SAP and e-procurement tools preferred
• Fluent English and German

• Stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking
• Ownership and accountability
• SAP
• e-procurement tools
• Microsoft Office