Technical Purchasing Specialist, EMEA Direct

Application deadline: We are continuously reviewing Candidates.

Workplace: Hybrid Position

Job Location (Short): Székesfehérvár, Székesfehérvár, Hungary | Indjija, Vojvodina, Serbia

Contract Type: Full-Time

Employment Type: Regular

The role’s responsibility: strategic purchasing of technical/engineered goods (castings, machined items), focusing on production transfers with the need of technical acumen. This new role will be an important pillar of one of our major Category Management Team.

Your main responsibilities:

Your main focus will be on providing support to categories related to program, sourcing, and relationship activities, work closely with and accountable for:

• Program execution of footprint activities including delivery of commercial terms and conditions agreements, new vendor approval coordination with Supplier Quality, new vendor introduction with Supply Chain Management, and cross-functional program coordination with a focus on transfer timeline, CAPEX, legal compliance, supply chain, supplier quality, technology, and design

• Supporting the development of sourcing strategies, execution of sourcing strategies using existing Purchasing Tools, preparing data and fact packs for supplier negotiations, and being responsible for the tendering process.

• Managing supplier relationships, monitoring supplier performance (e.g. on-time delivery, quality), ensuring deliveries are on target, supporting follow-up on improvement initiatives, and participating in developing SRM strategies.

• Procurement management, including being accountable for vendor master data and updating purchasing conditions.

Your background:

• Relevant commercial, technical, or quality-related experience/education

• 3-5 years of experience in similar work as a project or program buyer

• Previous experience in machining, cast iron, metal processing, and communicating with internal and external stakeholders in project management

• Fluent in English

Location: The primary location for this position is primarily in Indjija, and Székesfehérvár, Tatabánya, Budapest as alternative locations. This role also allows for three days per week of remote work from home. Travel is required for five to six times a year.

What’s in it for you?

Whether it’s developing leadership skills or advancing your expertise even further, we’ll support you with continuous learning and development opportunities, to help discuss and steer your long-term Grundfos career path. You’ll be welcomed from day one into an inclusive, trusting environmentguided bysix core values (https://www.grundfos.com/about-us/our-purpose-and-values) .

In addition, your day-to-day benefits include:

• Ifyou’ll be workingfromyour home office, we’ll make sure you are well equipped with a good workstation. However, you are always welcome to our offices whereyou can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues .

• On top of it, flexible working hours and up to 3 days’ additional paid leave for volunteering of your choice .

• Annual bonuses, health insurance, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programmes.

• Access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development.

• Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly.

Do you want to learn more?

If this job sounds appealing, please send your resume and cover letter by clicking “Apply”.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about this position, please contactBalázs Bökönyszegi Senior Purchasing Manager and hiring manager, at bbokonyszegi@grundfos.com email address.

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We look forward to hearing from you.

About Grundfos

Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.