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Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.
In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.
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strategic international purchasing of raw materials, goods, services, production auxiliary and operating resources in series production
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ensuring uninterrupted global supply for series production of all Carl Zeiss Meditec sites
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continuous improvement of prices, purchasing conditions, general conditions and processes
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escalation with suppliers in case of supply issues and cost issues
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creation and maintenance of purchasing info records and other standard purchasing master data in SAP and other ERP systems
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collaboration on Zeiss group level, esp. regarding bundling potentials
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participation in internal and external audits if needed
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development and reporting of purchasing-relevant KPIs
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professional leading of sub-project teams
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sponsorship for interns
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completed university degree (e.g. Bachelor) with min. 6 years strategic purchasing experience or commercial education combined with min. 9 years of professional experience in strategic purchasing
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purchasing experience with various direct materials, e.g. photonics, electronics, mechanics, laser
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advanced experience with creation and negotiation of contracts
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business German and business English fluent (both min. C1)
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additional foreign language skills would be an advantage
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flexibility, assertiveness, strategic mindset
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negotiation skills, goal-oriented communication skills
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application-ready knowledge of SAP-MM
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very good knowledge of MS Office
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willingness to travel both national and international