Are you dedicated to purchasing and making a good deal?
Aluwind is a leader in production and development of mechanical and logistics solutions for customers in the wind industry - onshore and offshore – and has factories in Denmark, the USA, China and is now establishing a new factory in Poland (Wroclaw). With our modern production facilities, strong technical competencies, as well as constant focus on flexibility and quality, we are known as a professional and reliable partner determined to provide the best possible products and solutions for our customers. We have a defined growth strategy, which implies continuous development of the employees’ competencies as well as continuous improvements of processes and procedures. Aluwind is a subsidiary of the Alumeco Group - a most consolidated Danish owned international group.
As Operational Purchaser, you will become responsible for your own group of suppliers and part of a dynamic purchase team. You will refer to the Plant Manager and work closely together with the Global Sourcing Manager. You will experience an alternating workday in a development-oriented environment and have a broad contact surface with local as well as global suppliers. Your focus will be on the following:
- Build a strong network of reliable local suppliers and assist in the authorization process of suppliers in close cooperation with the Purchasing Manager
- Make request for quotations
- Handle and proactively follow up on purchased materials for the production and stock
- Handle and proactively follow up on supplier agreements
- Maintain purchase data in SAP (our ERP system)
- Manage treatment of complaints
- Ad-hoc purchasing tasks
The ideal candidate has a relevant theoretical education combined with purchasing and logistics experience from a similar position, preferably in the metal/wind industry. As a person, you are quality conscious and very structured. You are dedicated to find optimal agreements and solutions in a dynamic and busy working environment.
- Proactive, self-driven, energetic, ambitious and result oriented with focus on (the importance of) “in time” delivery
- Flexible and service minded and you perform well both in teamwork and when working on your own
- Solid business sense and business acumen
- General IT knowledge at a high level and preferably SAP knowledge
- High communication skills and English on negotiation level
A dynamic position with unique personal and professional challenges in an international group with a defined growth strategy in a competitive, international market. You get a unique opportunity to influence and participate in the creation and establishment of a successful, leading manufacturing unit in Southern part of Wroclaw, where you also will be located.
We focus on continuous improvements and optimization according to our values and at the same time, we emphasize an attractive working environment with a flat structure and short decision paths.
We offer attractive benefits and a salary matching your qualifications and experience.