[Hiring] Purchaser Indirect Categories @Aptar Radolfzell

Role Description

• Deploy global, Pharma and Corporate category strategies locally, ensuring alignment while adapting to site constraints.
• Ensure effective sourcing and supplier management at site level, supporting operational performance, cost control and service continuity.
• Own site-specific categories not managed globally and contribute to cross-site coordination.
• Independently manage site-specific purchasing categories.
• Select, develop, and manage suppliers while ensuring sustainable supplier performance.
• Conduct price and contract negotiations and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Support sourcing activities for Capex and site projects, ensuring supplier readiness and alignment with project requirements.
• Ensure supply and service continuity while actively managing procurement risks.
• Collaborate with international procurement and functional teams to standardize and optimize processes.
• Ensure visibility of site performance and contribute to reporting towards site and Pharma Purchasing leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, (Industrial) Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of professional experience in strategic and/or indirect procurement within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of CAPEX procurement, services sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiations.
• Strong cost management and negotiation capabilities.
• Experience in supporting investment and change management projects.
• Strong analytical skills combined with a structured and solution-oriented working style.
• Confident presence with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in an international and matrix organization environment is an advantage.
• Fluent German and English language skills, both written and spoken (mandatory requirement).
• Willingness to take regular business trips and to be physically present at the Radolfzell location on a regular basis.

Benefits

• Professional development and career planning.
• Flexible working time, part time home office possibilities and 30 days holiday.
• Employee profit-sharing.
• Special financial benefits such as company fitness, employee discounts, retirement provisions, canteen meals.
• Frequent company events.
• “We act local – and think global.”

Company Description

Aptar Pharma is part of AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies. Aptar serves a number of attractive end markets including pharmaceutical, beauty, food, beverage, personal care and home care.

• 13,000 employees - 20 countries.
• Continuously growing company & crisis-proof employer.