Technician

Purchasing Manager

Full time
Stuttgart

As soon as possible

If you want to be part of something big and are passionate about innovation you are in the right place at Variolytics. We are a young and fast-growing cleantech company that aims to contribute to a more sustainable future with our innovative technology. We do this by helping wastewater treatment plants to better understand their processes in order to make them more efficient and resource-saving.
We are looking for talent to support our growth and help us evolve into a valuable company. As part of our team, you can not only contribute with your knowledge and skills, but also help shape your work environment!

We are looking for you to optimize our purchasing processes and shape our supply chains. Become part of our team in Stuttgart Vaihingen!

Your tasks

  • You will be responsible for supporting suppliers and communicating with them 
  • Your tasks will include ordering processes, requirements planning and the scheduling of defined product groups 
  • You will be responsible for the lead time management for our supply chains 
  • Further development of the supplier portfolio + structures 
  • Implementation of standardization and optimization of purchasing processes 
  • Incoming goods inspection 
  • Interface function to the production, accounting and sales departments 
  • Strategic further development of purchasing through process optimization, supplier development, negotiation of supply agreements, etc. 
  • Conducting price negotiations 
  • Support in day-to-day business 

Your Qualifications

  • Successfully completed business or technical studies, commercial/technical training or a comparable qualification 
  • At least one year of professional experience in purchasing or experience in project management with a focus on materials management  
  • Interest in supply chain and the strategic development of purchasing processes 
  • Great communication and negotiation skills 
  • Strong analytical and conceptual skills 
  • Ability to work independently, autonomously and accurately 
  • Desire to learn new things and make a difference together with the team 
  • Good MS Office skills and experience in working with an ERP system 
  • Business fluent in German and English 

Your Benefits

  • Personal and professional training opportunities 
  • Modern IT equipment 
  • Research & development in technically innovative fields 
  • Start-up environment with flat hierarchies 
  • Many design options, on a technical and structural level  
  • Financially supported further training courses 
  • Inclusive and open corporate culture and a positive working environment 
  • Opportunity to contribute and pursue your own ideas and goals 
  • Opportunity to work with intelligent and inspiring people 

Would you like to be part of the Variolytics team? Then email us at career@variolytics.com. We are happy to send you more information and answer any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you.

In order to represent a diverse team at Variolytics, we specifically seek and encourage female employees to apply for employment with us.

Variolytics has an equal opportunities policy for all employees and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of gender, disability, ethnicity, religion/belief, sexual orientation and age.  

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