Buyer (m/f/x)

Location: Haren
Working Hours: Full-time employee

1,400 employees in 24 locations around the world with a fleet of 60,000+ circulating containers. Since ELA’s establishment in 1972, our business has continuously been expanding, we are specialists in mobile room solutions. Our family-run company based in Haren (Ems), Germany, is growing at a fast pace and we are actively looking for qualified and dedicated team players to join us locally, internationally and beyond.

Do you have a talent for organization, love negotiating good deals and always keep an overview? Perfect! We are looking for you as a committed Buyer for the Electrical & Sanitary product groups (m/f/x) to strengthen our team in Operational Purchasing. In this key role, you will ensure that quality, price and timing are right - on a daily basis.

But it's not just what you can do that counts for us - it's who you are. With your individual talents, qualifications and ambitions, you'll fit in with us if you're up for exciting challenges, development opportunities and a relaxed “Moin” culture. Sounds exciting? Then we should get to know each other better!

Your Future Role

Carrying out market analyses and identifying potential suppliers
Negotiating prices, delivery terms and contracts with suppliers
Implementation of product group or service strategies to optimize procurement costs
Creating reports and analyses to provide data-based support for decisions in our operational purchasing department
Participation in varied project tasks in the purchasing area
Coordination with related departments to ensure an efficient purchasing process

What You Bring to the Team

Successfully completed commercial training as an industrial clerk (m/f/x), office clerk (m/f/x), or successfully completed studies in the field of business administration, industrial engineering or a comparable qualification
First professional experience as a purchaser (m/f/x), buyer (m/f/x), material planner (m/f/x) or in a similar field is an advantage
Negotiating skills and assertiveness as well as cost awareness
Good understanding of technical contexts and analytical thinking
Very good written and spoken German and English skills

What you can expect from us

We’d like for you to continue developing, which is why we support your personal development with a tailored range of options
Once ELA, always ELA. When you join our company, we want you to be a key member of the team, which is why we’ll offer you a permanent contract
The ELA Corporate Benefits portal offers attractive discounts on more than 1,500 brands from all relevant areas of life
We offer you flexible working hours and the opportunity to work flextime
Our company fitness program: for just €25 a month, you can have access to thousands of gyms, swimming pools, and more throughout Germany, including unrestricted digital access
With us, you can expect flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
We want you to be optimistic about the future, which is why we support you with our company retirement plans and capital-forming benefits for your financial security
Your health matters to us, which is why we offer you height-adjustable desks in every office
You have the option to work up to 60% of your week from home
We organize an extensive onboarding program for you at our headquarters in Haren (Ems), so that you can get to know the entire company, our products, and our employees
There’s no need to part ways with your four-legged friend at ELA, as you can simply bring your dog with you into the office if the situation allows

How You can apply

Please send your documents via our career website https://career.ela-container.com or via email career@ela-container.com including your CV, your essential certificates and qualifications, as well as a few lines about yourself and why we fit. We would then like to meet and have a personal conversation with you. We look forward to hear from you!

Any questions?
Contact us via email or WhatsApp/text message on +49 1511 9539616.

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