Buyer (German Speaker)

What you'll do:

As a buyer, you will manage value stream from supplier to distribution centre and production pants, will be responsible for material availability and electrical finish goods inventory management. Maintains system inventory records and enters transactions. Achieve customer satisfaction through effective planning and executions. You will reporting directly to the Purchasing team leader/manager

- Manage flow of goods between Suppliers/Factories and Distribution Center and production plants
- Ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries are made on time
- Set up weekly/ monthly calls with critical vendors - Top 3-5
- Be responsible for a clear open purchase order book to vendors: regular check of overdue /non confirmed/open purchase orders and respective PO rescheduling (expedite, push out, cancel)
- Communicate to customer service/OM/ production planners in case there are changes to the supply plan that affect promised sales order dates/production orders
- Ensure KPI are achieved based on daily/monthly/ quarterly reviews
- Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers, planners, OM, SCC, CM, OP, SP, Process Excellence
- Purchasing data maintenance in SAP to ensure that pruchase orders to suppliers for several areas can be processed timely and in the correct way
- Manage Purchase Orders towards to suppliers and work on improvements in system in alignment with Senior/inventory specialist
- Allocate stock based on Order Management/other department approved request and manage inquiries from customer service and be the person to go at the first escalation level
- Manage order confirmation from suppliers - including manual maintenance - first interface to suppliers for all needed clarifications regarding deviation order confirmation (prices, quantities, dates)

• A-Level or comparable. Bachelor's degree in relevant area preferred
• 2 years in SCM/CC/OM

• SAP MM advanced level, MS Office advanced level
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) and German language knowledge
• Open, proactive and cooperative
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willing to take ownership
• Analytical and cognitive
• Ability to analyze operational problems in a short time based on data-driven KPIs and / or unexpected critical situations (eg Delivery Problems)

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• We make your aspirations matter - Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term - not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people's lives and the environment through power management technologies
• We make your wellbeing matter - We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it's about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen