Senior Commodity Buyer needed!

About this role

Responsibilities

• As our Commodity Buyer for Personal Safety and Welding Equipment, you will work closely with local, regional, and global colleagues, as well as internal stakeholders, to achieve the best possible results in terms of quality, delivery, cost, features, and technology—while ensuring long-term sustainability and managing risk.
• You will be responsible for developing and managing the supplier base through structured categorisation, segmentation, and continuous performance evaluation. In addition, you will identify and onboard new suppliers, contributing to the development of new business models and more efficient ways of sourcing.
• You will also:
• Drive all sourcing activities
• Issue RFPs, negotiate an optimal cost level for your portfolio and carry out contract negotiations and management
• Contribute to the INV & PIC department KPI target fulfillment
• Interact as key contact with the stakeholders, mainly in the plants
• Identify, drive synergies and share best practices within the company including but not limited to participation in internal network meetings and external benchmarking
• Contribute to the development of the segment business plan (strategy) to support the company’s strategic objectives
• Drive sustainability actions with the supply partners to reduce CO2 emissions and circularity (recyclability, reuse…)
• Secure innovations for your segments
• Your characteristics
• To succeed in this role, you are a collaborative and proactive professional with strong communication skills and a natural ability to build trust across teams, stakeholders, and suppliers. You combine solid business acumen with co