Strategic Buyer (m/f/d) - Logistics

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We are looking for you – for a fixed term of 2 years – to join our headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity! As a Strategic Buyer (m/f/d) with Focus on Logistics in Indirect Procurement, you will ensure professional purchasing of non-commercial goods and services by ensuring security of supply, availability and adherence to deadlines at an optimal price-performance ratio. You will focus on the categories freight and warehousing.

Your new job includes

• be responsible for the international freight purchasing for all modes of transport and warehouses and the associated negotiation of contracts in cooperation with Supply Chain Management
• implement the preparation, analysis and implementation of tender with electronic tendering tools and collaborate closely with the Supply Chain to also identify and implement potentials of optimizations and synergy effects
• be responsible for the independent preparation and evaluation of mass data and optimization of transport strategies with regard to costs
• optimize the supplier structure and implement the associated development of purchasing strategies, procurement concepts and the resulting measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency
• independently analyze procurement markets and carry out the procurement process holistically, from the offer phase and supplier selection through to contract negotiations and the preparation of contract documentation
• optimize supplier and risk management in coordination with the specialist departments

Preferred Profile

• A completed economics degree or sound commercial training with several years of professional experience in purchasing
• Several years of experience in Indirect Procurement, particularly in the categories of Logistics
• Business fluent German and English language skills, both written and spoken
• Confident handling of the MS Office package and ideally knowledge of SAP
• Very good analytical and conceptual skills
• A confident and assertive way of acting and you convince with a high level of social competence, which makes it easier for you to deal with different interest groups

If you do not tick all boxes but still believe you are a match to this role, we are happy to get in touch. Are you interested? Good! Apply stating your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lara Wölfing at

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