Procurement Specialist

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Podnart, Radovljica
5-7 Years Experience
Information Technology • Manufacturing
The Role
As a Procurement Specialist, you will optimize spending, implement savings initiatives, manage suppliers, collaborate globally, develop strategies, and improve financial metrics within the Global Purchasing Organization. Key responsibilities include negotiating with suppliers, generating savings opportunities, managing supplier relationships, and advising local teams on procurement strategies.
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A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Procurement Specialist at our Global Purchasing Organization (GPO), you will be working hybrid and partner with the operations team and central functions to optimize raw material prices used in production and drive supplier negotiations, implement savings initiatives, manage suppliers, collaborate globally, develop strategies, and improve financial metrics. In this role, you will report to the Regional Manager Direct Chemistry Procurement Europe & India.

You Will Make an Impact By:

  • Optimize Spending: Negotiate with existing suppliers and source new ones to optimize Direct Chemistry spend in Germany and Slovenia.
  • Savings Initiatives: Generate and implement new savings opportunities with the Regional and Global Category Managers.
  • Supplier Management: Prepare RFQs, analyze quotes, consolidate suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage local suppliers in compliance with global and local regulations.
  • Global Collaboration: Work with the Global Sourcing team to qualify new sources and secure raw material supply for all production sites.
  • Strategy and Advising: Manage global categories, define strategies, advise local teams, and monitor price trends to develop countermeasures.
  • Financial Improvement: Create consignment-stock agreements, negotiate better payment terms, document progress, maintain data, and prepare management reports.
  • Travel Requirements: Up to 15 % of Travel is required.

Skills You Bring:

  • Bachelor's in business/economics/logistics/engineering
  • Bachelor's in chemistry/chemical engineering is a plus
  • 5+ years of proven experience in procurement, product management, category management, or related strategic purchasing roles.
  • Proficiency in English; German language is a plus
  • Familiarity with supply chain and inventory management principles.
  • Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and SAP knowledge

Preferred Skills:

  • Proven ability to work collaboratively in an international team within a matrix organization.
  • Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence others at all levels of the company.
  • Results-oriented with strong business understanding and excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
  • Willingness to travel for supplier or team meetings and industry events.

Working Conditions:

  • Working from home is possible for up to 3 days per week.

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Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: [email protected] .

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The Company
3,508 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1961

What We Do

MKS Instruments enables technologies that transform our world. We deliver foundational technology solutions to leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. We apply our broad science and engineering capabilities to create instruments, subsystems, systems, process control solutions and specialty chemicals technology that improve process performance, optimize productivity and enable unique innovations for many of the world’s leading technology and industrial companies. Our solutions are critical to addressing the challenges of miniaturization and complexity in advanced device manufacturing by enabling increased power, speed, feature enhancement, and optimized connectivity. Our solutions are also critical to addressing ever-increasing performance requirements across a wide array of specialty industrial applications. Additional information can be found at www.mks.com

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