OR1 Project Buyer
About this role
Project Buyer – OR1
The Project Buyer is responsible for sourcing, supplier management, and procurement activities supporting new product development and engineering projects. This role partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to identify and qualify suppliers, negotiate contracts, manage purchasing activities, and drive cost-saving initiatives while ensuring materials and services meet project timelines, quality standards, and business objectives. The Project Buyer also supports supplier onboarding, make-versus-buy decisions, new product introductions, and procurement-related change management activities.
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of purchasing, sourcing, procurement, or buyer experience
- Strong SAP or ERP/MRP system experience
- Experience negotiating supplier agreements and managing vendor relationships
- Ability to support technical sourcing activities in a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience
- Manufacturing, medical device, or engineering industry experience
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) projects
- Experience conducting supplier cost analysis and make-versus-buy evaluations
Why KARL STORZ?
Join a global leader in medical technology known for innovation, quality, and advancing patient care. At KARL STORZ, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to support cutting-edge product development initiatives, influence strategic sourcing decisions, and contribute to meaningful work that impacts healthcare providers and patients worldwide. You'll be part of a culture that values continuous improvement, professional growth, and operational excellence.
Company at a glance
Since 1945, we at KARL STORZ have been passionately committed to advancing medical progress. Founded in Tuttlingen, Germany, we are now an international leader in endoscopic, imaging, and integrated operating room solutions across many human and veterinary surgical specialties.
As a family-owned company in its third generation, we employ 9,800 people in more than 50 countries worldwide. We stand for visionary design, precision craftsmanship, and clinical effectiveness, including advancements in digital surgery.
Imprint: https://www.karlstorz.com/de/en/imprint.htm
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