Buyer with English (Maternity Leave Replacement)

About the role

Covestro is looking for a Buyer with English to cover maternity leave in Bratislava. The role covers day-to-day procurement operations, including issue resolution and supplier management for several process areas, with a minimum salary of 1650 EUR.

Key responsibilities

• Process purchase requisitions (PRs) and release purchase orders (POs) to suppliers according to OSP, within quality and time constraints
• Track and follow up POs and deliveries to ensure security of supply
• Document work in SAP and manage import licenses and end-use certificates for the relevant raw materials
• Support ad-hoc requests and coordinate availability issue resolution with requisitioners and planners
• Handle delivery and quality non-conformities with the relevant plant stakeholders and support root cause analysis of procurement issues
• Follow up on planning and quality and maintain commercial relations with the supply base
• Manage supplier performance (on-time in-full) and resolve major supply issues and complaints with Category Management / Sourcing
• Help team members meet the performance and quality standards set in their service level agreements

Required profile

• Degree in a business or technical field
• About 2-3 years of experience in procurement operations, preferably in a service center environment
• Self-disciplined, able to work independently and under pressure; strong service orientation and communication skills
• Ability to adapt to a new culture and people
• Business-proficient English; German is an advantage

Required skills

• Basic knowledge of SAP and other typical IT tools is a plus

Applications should include a cover letter, CV and relevant certificates.