Customer Buyer (m/f/d)

Badalgama, Sri LankaOn-SiteFull-time3–4 yrs experiencePosted 3mo ago

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Job description

Project Sourcing: Calculate material costs, select suppliers, and design the optimal supply chain for assigned customer programs. Mitigate risks, define order quantities for critical components, benchmark prices, place POs, and manage delivery timelines in SAP (SCX).
Material Cost Management & Controlling: Deliver benchmark costs to support business wins, drive cost reduction initiatives, and manage cost development through preferred suppliers, benchmarking, negotiations, and alternative sourcing.
Supply Chain Management: Advise customers on optimal supply chain and sourcing strategies, manage all assigned customer materials including after-sales, and ensure the best pricing and material selection for customer projects.
Supplier Management: Select and negotiate with preferred suppliers, explore second sourcing options, expand the supplier network, and coordinate new supplier qualifications with QA and Global Procurement.
Master Data Maintenance: Maintain SAP master data for critical components (e.g., pricing, packaging, lead times). Reassign components to Factory Procurement when criticality decreases.

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent professional qualification in Supply Chain Management or Procurement from a recognized professional institute.
Minimum 3-4 years working experience in the relevant field. Experience in Electronics manufacturing will be an added advantage.
Excellent communication skills in English both written and spoken.
Should be a Team Player processing strong analytical, interpersonal, negotiation and project management skills.
Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, Follow through commitments and meeting deadlines.
Working experience in MS Outlook, Excel and Word is necessary. Hands-on experience with MS 365, Advanced Excel and an ERP system preferably with SAP will be an added advantage.

Flat hierarchies, direct communication, and a backbone of integrity, courage, responsibility.
A fast-moving environment where momentum is not lost in approval loops.
Collaborate with colleagues and customers across countries, industries, and perspectives.
A workplace shaped by technology, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Challenges with scale, depth, and enough complexity to keep you learning.
An attractive remuneration package.
Company health benefits from day one.

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Variosystems AG

Variosystems entwickelt und fertigt elektronische Lösungen für Branchen, in denen Zuverlässigkeit entscheidend ist – darunter Medtech & Life Science, Industrie & Automation, Aerospace & Defence sowie Smart Infrastructure & Environment. Als langfristiger Partner von Innovatoren und Marktführern begleiten wir unsere Kunden entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette: von der Idee und Entwicklung über validierte Baugruppen bis hin zur globalen Produktion. In unserem weltweiten Netzwerk arbeiten mehr als 2.800 Mitarbeitende gemeinsam daran, Ideen in zuverlässige elektronische Systeme zu überführen.

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Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
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