Strategic Category Buyer (w/m/d)

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CVS engineering GmbH manufactures compressors and vacuum pumps specifically designed for mobile applications (primarily in trucks, railways, and buses).

CVS is part of the Swedish Atlas Copco Group, which operates in 180 countries worldwide and employs 55,000 people, selling industrial machinery, products, and services.

Our in-house production, equipped with an innovative machine park, 3D measurement technology, and highly automated machining centers, provides us with significant production advantages and flexibility. This enables us to ensure the quality and operational reliability of all components and to respond quickly and individually to nearly all customer requirements.

Your role

The Strategic Category Buyer is part of the Procurement team. The primary role is to lead supplier management to secure QDCP (Quality; Delivery; Cost; Project & Products) performance, continuous improvements, and active risk management with the suppliers within responsibility. Develop a high-performing, reliable, and innovative supplier base.

To succeed, you will need

• You will be the point of contact between Atlas Copco and your responsible suppliers.
• You will proactively work with risks within your supplier base, reduce the number of risk suppliers, set up contingency and risk mitigation plans, and build partnerships in critical technologies.
• You will realize yearly cost-saving plans according to agreed initiatives.
• You will conduct RFQ, supplier selection, and qualification processes with a cross-functional mindset and long-term performance potential in mind.
• You will work in close cooperation with operational buyers, ensure actions are taken immediately in case of deviations, and promote initiatives with suppliers to create a more agile supply chain to optimize stock levels and secure delivery times to our customers.
• You will secure early integration and active involvement of the supplier base in product development to safeguard cost engineering plans and meet time-to-market targets.

In return, we offer you

• An exciting role to grow a business within a dynamic and agile structure where customer focus and results drive your journey.
• An attractive compensation package.
• Predictable and regular working hours.
• 30 days of annual vacation.
• A performance-driven and open corporate culture with a flat hierarchy.
• Independent and varied tasks in a future-oriented and international corporate environment (Atlas Copco Group).
• Social benefits exceeding statutory requirements (e.g., capital-forming benefits, company accident insurance).
• A wide range of attractive employee benefits (e.g., corporate benefits, JobRad bike leasing, Volvo employee leasing offers).
• Free access to beverages and organic fruit.

To apply, please upload your application documents (cover letter, CV, references, and salary expectations) via our career portal. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications submitted by email or post due to data protection regulations.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industries

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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