German speaking Tactical Buyer

Location: Hungary - Budapest | Job-ID: 216590 | Contract type: | Business Unit: Purchasing & Supply Chain

Your future tasks will be…

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Tactical Buyer to join our Global Indirect Procurement team.  You will be responsible for executing sourcing activities, managing supplier relationships, and supporting category strategies across a diverse range of indirect spend areas, ensuring value creation, compliance, and operational excellence.

You will form part of a busy global procurement team providing procurement support to our global organisation. You will have the opportunity to work on international projects and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple regions, supporting your professional development.

This role is based at our Centre of Excellence in Hungary and offers opportunities for future career development into more senior positions within our global procurement organisation.

On a daily basis:

• Execute tactical sourcing activities for indirect categories across our global organisation.
• Support our category managers in implementing category strategies and supplier initiatives.
• Manage supplier selection, negotiations, and contract execution within defined thresholds and policies.
• Update and maintain catalogues in the procurement tool for assigned sub-categories.
• Ensure procurement compliance with our corporate policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand needs and deliver optimal procurement solutions.
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve operational or commercial issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Utilise procurement sourcing tools to manage requests, bids, and purchase orders efficiently.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvement, and supplier innovation.

You are the ideal candidate if…

• You have 3 to 5 years of experience in tactical or operational procurement, preferably in a large international organisation.
• You are Fluent in English and German.
• You have strong understanding of indirect spend categories and sourcing best practices.
• You have proficiency in procurement systems (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle) and MS Office applications.
• You have excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• You have ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
• You have Ability to independently prioritise workload in accordance with urgency.
• You have understanding of Procure 2 Pay cycle and associated processes.
• You have highly numerate and effective critical thinking skills.
• You have analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• You have strong commercial and financial acumen.
• You have collaborative mindset and ability to influence across functions.
• You have proactive problem-solving and results orientation.
• Commitment to ethical procurement and continuous improvement.

What can we offer to you?

As a future member of CC Family you will be part of an international department where you have the chance for:

• Trainings & talent programmes
• Language courses
• Work in a fun and diverse atmosphere
• Career opportunity within an international team
• Possibility for personal development.
• Hybrid working
• Medicover private health care package and cafeteria benefits (yearly gross 480000 HUF and after the first year spent within the company, it grows to gross 750000 HUF.)

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 20,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

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