Purchasing

We are about 300 dedicated colleagues at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in Helsingør, specializing in the development and production of sealing solutions for high-tech companies. Although we may not be well-known to the general public, we are among the best in the world in our field and are recognized by our customers for our products and quality. We are part of the publicly traded Trelleborg Group, which has nearly 17,000 employees worldwide.

What does the position entail?
As a Category Manager, you will be an integral part of Supply Chain Management, working closely with various global stakeholders. We are currently developing our Category Management function, and you will be responsible for procurement agreements while also liaising with global sites and organizations to support this initiative. Given that this is a newly established role, your responsibilities will include daily tasks such as placing orders and ensuring accurate master data to assist the existing procurement team.

Your primary tasks will include:

• Analysing consumption, forecasting future needs, and converting such data into contractual agreements
• Lead negotiations, nominate suppliers and establishing both local and global contracts or business agreements with suppliers
• Develop and implement supplier strategy for all suppliers within responsibility and drive supplier performance
• Lead an effective supplier relationship management acting as the TSS key account and drive supplier development activities
• Accelerate cost-down impact from suppliers driving and executing a sustainable savings pipeline across all leavers while collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Analysing market trends and seeking alternative suppliers
• Preparing RFQs where we see such opportunities
• Working with risks related to supply and availability and making plans for mitigating actions
• Reviewing safety stock and reorder points to match agreements and commitments made with suppliers
• Reporting progress and KPIs within Procurement performance
• Understand TSS business needs and the commodity market impacts

Who are you?
We seek a person with strong negotiation skills and a sharp focus on quality. You should be thorough, proactive, and work analytically and systematically. Fluent communication in Danish and English, both written and spoken, is required. At least 10 years of experience in a similar role and expertise in building Category Management are essential.

• 5+ years of category management experience and strong commercial understanding
• A Bachelor’s degree within engineering or business 

What can we offer you?

• A varied workday with exciting challenges in a large international corporation.
• A good working environment with flexibility, an informal tone, and high spirits.
• A career in one of the industry's leading companies with recognized products.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• An employee association with many different offers, health insurance, an art association, and a fantastic breakfast and lunch arrangement.

Do you want to join the team at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions?
Then we look forward to receiving a comprehensive CV and a motivated application via the formular below.

The application deadline is 28th of February, but we conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so please send your application as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Head of Supply Chain, Carsten Løndorf, at phone: +45 20 81 23 61.

Do you want to experience new challenges and innovate the future of engineered polymer solutions? Accelerate your career with Trelleborg and start shaping industry from the inside.

Who are we?

Trelleborg Industrial Solutions (TIS) is a global leader in innovative polymer-based solutions for key industries and critical infrastructure. We are one of two Business Areas within the Trelleborg Group, with a total of about 6 200 employees around the world. 

The purchasing community in Trelleborg Antivibration Solutions is in a very exciting phase of growths and changes. This comes with an extraordinary opportunity for highly talented people, who can sit in the driver's seat and make this change happen. The role brings a lot of process implementation opportunities. This is an excellent chance for an individual to co-develop and influence the strategic direction of the function.

The Team

The strategic purchasing community in Trelleborg Antivibration Solutions is represented by a very divers team of professionals around the world. You will work closely with colleagues in UK, China, India, Finland, Switzerland and Germany. A very welcoming and friendly atmosphere with a one-team demeanor describes the purchasing department best.

Your responsibility

• Initiation of cost reduction projects and leadership of cross-interface teams
• Securing process approval of new suppliers and implementation of process improvement potentials
• Primary data maintenance of purchasing-relevant master data in SAP or M3 (material master, info record, source list, etc.)
• Price-related invoice clarifications
• Escalation management in case of supplier problems
• Continuous processing of inquiries, obtaining quotations and evaluate offers
• Compilation and evaluation of statistics within the scope of duties, identification of improvement potentials, active participation in the continuous improvement process
• Active cooperation in the realization of the key figure targets for the purchasing department including saving activities
• Initiating and tracking sample orders
• Conducting quality, price, and contract negotiations with the suppliers

Your profile and skills

We are looking for somebody who is a good fit for our team, enthusiastic and with a can-do attitude.

To make changes happen, we need you to be willing to go the extra mile and be an ambassador for new processes and structures. You need to work responsibly and independently, but at the same time as a great teammate.

• Graduated with a University degree in Supply Chain Management/Business/Engineering or with equivalent skills and knowledge
• Well experienced in purchasing
• Structured and organized character with an excellent time management
• Multitask to handle various projects at once
• Enjoy bringing in new ideas and striving for process optimizations whenever you see the potential
• Confident handling of MS Office
• Proficient in English and German 
• SAP knowledge

Our offer

• A responsible and results-oriented task in an internationally active industrial company
• We provide an encouraging environment which offers growth within the company while investing in employee training/education
• Family and congenial working atmosphere with modern equipment
• Attractive competitive compensation package
• 30 days of annual leave and flextime

Trelleborg is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen. We provide an encouraging environment which offers growth within the company while investing in employee training/education. Our facility is a close and friendly community which allows you to brainstorm your ideas with other colleges.

We encourage applications from people of all nationalities, religions, genders, sexual identities, different ages and people with disabilities.

Please submit your application in English including your CV, motivation letter and relevant certificates.

Come and join Trelleborg to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world!

At Trelleborg our people are #shapingindustryfromtheinside 

Purchasing Manager

Here at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, in Rotherham, we are proud to manufacture Orkot® bearings and wear rings. Orkot® is the world's leading brand in composite bearing material for wear resistant bearings under high load. With over 60 years’ experience in composite bearings, our Rotherham facility provides a full service, from engineering concept to delivery of a bearing solution for specialist markets such as marine, hydro & tidal power.

We have a full time, vacancy for a Purchasing Manager at our Centre of excellence site in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Hours of work

The hours of working Monday to Thursday 8.30am until 5pm and Friday 9am until 12pm (38 hours per week) – flexi time is available.

What be you’ll doing

In this stand-alone role, your position is pivotal to the supply and procurement of materials and product that enable highly effective and uninterrupted operations of our site. As a fully qualified CIP’s purchasing professional, you are solely responsible for managing the purchasing function. Key accountabilities in doing this include the following:

• Key negotiator with suppliers with support from relevant department, e.g. Production, Quality and Technical.
• Present site results on indirect spend for quarterly group/global meetings
• Contract management – handling the current Contract for Site Services and the associated administration.
• Review and record site cost savings by updating our internal system with forecast predictions v’s actuals figures.
• Organize supplier meetings / visits as and when required, including ‘on site’ and ‘at supplier’ premises.
• Support with open projects as and when required.
• Regularly update our internal supplier log and closely monitor budgets.
• Monitor open order reports daily, professionally pursuing suppliers in the event of late orders, updating internal system thereafter.
• Application of the Fourth Shift (POAN) internal requisition system, for inventory stock ordering.
• Maintain stock levels and ensure blanket orders are correct for goods inwards.
• Monitor raw material stocks weekly, ensuring issues are reported to Planning  and Production without delay.
• Ensure all email queries are answered within a timely manner and any issues are resolved to a high standard.
• Prepare RFQ’s (requests for quotation) professionally and within acceptable timescales, ensuring competitive prices are achieved whilst satisfying customer, regulatory and internal process requirements.  This includes group presentations and large tender for 6 or more suppliers.
• Setting up and monitoring supplier performance score cards KPI’s.
• Raising purchase orders on approved suppliers for all raw materials, consumables and services , ensuring orders are sent to suppliers in a timely manner.
• Raise ‘goods return notes’ with the Goods-In department and closely liaise with the supplier.
• Conduct weekly stationary checks to ensure sufficient office stock.
• Attend daily and weekly meetings with Production, Finance team and the site Financial Controller.

What we need from you?

To be successful in this role, you will

• Be CIP’s Fully Qualified. Consideration will be given to part-qualification.

• Hold a minimum of 3+ years purchasing management experience.
• Be educated to A-Level / NVQ level in Maths, English.

• Possess Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, V-Look ups IF-ISERRORS, SUMIF) and strong systems language.
• A solid technical background is required to satisfy external reporting requirements
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential.
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Strong IT skills with Microsoft PowerPoint
• SharePoint data management skills are desirable but not essential.
• Experience with SAP ERP systems (desirable)
• Proactively resource and achieve cost savings.

Along with the above education and experience, the following personal qualities make you an ideal candidate!

• You have a strong work ethic with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, are hardworking, dependable and reliable.
• You will possess strong and highly effective communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).
• Can demonstrate great interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and sustain good working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Possess excellent organization and time management skills.
• Good leadership and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Possess a high level of attention to detail / Accuracy
• As this is a stand-alone role, it is essential that you are self-motivated and instinctively use your own initiative.
• Ability to multi-task, deliver against relevant targets and goals and work to tight deadlines.
• Whilst this is a site-based role, we are a global company and the role may require travel outside the United Kingdom. 

We offer great benefits in return:

• An attractive and competitive salary
• Non -contractual bonus, linked to organizational performance.
• Flexible on-site working.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per, plus bank holidays.
• Group pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme (4x annual salary)
• Employee assistance program with remote GP, nutrition and well-being app, physio and counselling support
• Discounted Costco Wholesale membership
• Free fruit & hot drink vending
• Mental Health First Aiders

In accordance with the Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the United Kingdom before commencement of employment. Potential candidates will therefore be asked to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK, at the first interview. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

Our people are shaping industry from the inside. If you have the relevant experience and are excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! 

Für unsere europäische Einkaufabteilung am Standort in Stuttgart suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt Sie als Category Purchaser (m/w/d).

Sie sind verantwortlich für Produktkategorien und gestalten diese aktiv mit. Gemeinsam begegnen wir den Herausforderungen im Einkauf und entwickeln dabei Lösungen, die unsere Zukunft in der Dichtungstechnik nachhaltig formen werden.

Sie übernehmen eigenverantwortlich

• Entwicklung und Umsetzung innovativer Einkaufsstrategien für die Produktkategorien und deren Lieferanten und Materialien
• Identifizierung, Auswahl und Entwicklung von Lieferanten gem. aktueller Sourcing-Strategien und spezifischer Unternehmensanforderungen inkl. Vertragsmanagement
• Erstellung und Verfolgung von Kostensenkungsplänen und Bonusvereinbarungen mit den Lieferanten
• Preisverhandlungen und Identifizierung von Einsparpotenzialen durch Nutzung globaler Synergien und unter Berücksichtigung des Rohstoffmarktes
• Risikomanagement und Monitoring des Lieferantenportfolios
• Handling von Angebotsanfragen zusammen mit den strategischen Lieferanten weltweit, gem. Anforderungen der europäischen Vertriebsgesellschaften
• Standardisierung von Kostenstrukturen und Harmonisierung der Preisfindung
• Ansprechpartner für die Lieferanten bei kommerziellen und strategischen Themen inkl. Eskalationsbearbeitung

Dafür bringen Sie mit

• Berufserfahrung im strategischen Einkauf und/oder Projekteinkauf – idealerweise im Automobil- oder Polymerbereich
• Spaß am Einkauf und im Umgang mit Menschen
• Hands-on-Mentalität mit hohem Maß an Eigeninitiative und Durchsetzungsvermögen
• Verhandlungs- und Kommunikationsgeschick
• Freude an der aktiven Mitgestaltung in einem dynamischen und internationalen Umfeld
• Abgeschlossenes Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre oder eine vergleichbare Qualifikation
• Gute MS Office Kenntnisse, insbesondere Excel und PowerPoint
• Erfahrungen im Umgang mit SAP sind ein Plus
• Fließende Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift

Wir bieten Ihnen

• Mehrwöchige Einarbeitung in Ihre neuen Aufgaben: Sie lernen unser Unternehmen, Ihre Ansprechpartner und unsere Strukturen kennen
• Verantwortungsvolles, abwechslungsreiches und interdisziplinäres Tätigkeitsfeld
• Moderne Arbeitsumgebung im barrierefreien Innovation Center
• Flexible Arbeitszeit mit Mobile Work Anteil
• Work-Life-Balance
• Gute Verkehrsanbindung für Fußgänger, (E-) Biker, ÖPNV-Nutzer (3 min. S-Bahn), und (E-) Autofahrer (eigenes Parkhaus), gesponsert im Rahmen eines Mobilitätskonzeptes 
• Vielfältiges und gesundes Angebot in unserem Betriebsrestaurant

Nehmen Sie Ihre Karriere jetzt in die Hand! Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung unter Angabe Ihrer frühestmöglichen Verfügbarkeit und Ihrer Gehaltsvorstellung.

Bei Fragen steht Ihnen das Recruiting Team sehr gerne zur Verfügung:

Carlos Lopez, HR
Tel: +49 711 7864 364

Stefani Sabotinova, HR
Tel: +49 711-7864-749

#Shaping industry from the inside#

Trelleborg ist ein Arbeitgeber, der die Chancengleichheit fördert. Wir sind stolz auf die Vielfalt unserer Mitarbeiter und schätzen die besonderen Erfahrungen und Kenntnisse, die Menschen mit unterschiedlichem Hintergrund in unser Unternehmen einbringen. Die Fähigkeit, bahnbrechende Technologien zu entwickeln, ist eines unserer wichtigsten Güter, und unsere Mitarbeiter machen dies möglich.