Main Duties and Responsibilities: • Procuring the plant's requirements for direct and indirect materials of the defined commodities. • Playing an active role in the development and implementation of global sourcing strategies. • Analyzing the local sourcing market for the relevant functional area. • Responsibly carrying out the entire purchasing process for local sourcing projects from the plant's requirements to RFQs and quotation comparisons to the supplier nomination. • Maintaining and developing supplier relationships in the relevant functional area and clarifying technical questions with the relevant technical departments. • Leading supplier negotiations and managing contracts for local projects in accordance with the defined global purchasing strategies. • Identifying and evaluating local suppliers in cooperation with CU Purchasing. • Regularly communicating and aligning with CU Purchasing for different commodities and supporting them during negotiations and the supplier release and development process. • Nominating suppliers according to the relevant purchasing authorizations that have been granted. • Supporting with quality and delivery issues using escalation processes. • Collecting, maintaining and evaluating all purchasing-related data and orders in Procurement systems and tools. • Proactively searching for and identifying potential cost savings and carrying out activities to implement them. • Planning and executing activities to achieve annual purchasing targets (KPIs) for assigned materials. Minimum Qualifications: • Completed bachelor's degree in supply chain management or another relevant field of education • At least 4 years of professional experience in similar role or equivalent combination of education and experience • At least 2 years of experience with SAP (preferred) or similar ERP/MRP platform