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Buyer

Coperion Corporate

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Position Title: Buyer II

Reports to: Team lead Regional Procurement Management

Position Summary:

This role is responsible for achieving operational KPIs such as claim management, PO execution, and invoice reconciliation, while managing supplier relationships to ensure timely, quality, and cost-effective delivery. It oversees the implementation of category strategies, supports negotiations for cost savings, and ensures compliance with procurement policies across the Procure to Pay process. Additionally, the position involves maintaining master data, resolving delivery and payment issues, and leveraging analytics and tools to drive continuous procurement improvements.

Work You'll Do:

  • Deliver operational KPIs (e.g., Claim Management, PO execution, exception message management, parts escalation / availability, invoice reconciliation, buyer productivity)

  • Responsible for supplier relationship management related to tactical, day to day execution. Oversee and expedite (critical) suppliers to deliver on time, within budget and to agreed quality standard; ensure proper escalation when needed

  • Responsible for implementing and operationalizing the category strategies and framework contracts; additionally, provide feedback and active contribution back to Global Category Management and/or Global Sourcing Management to help improve and shape strategies

  • Deliver year over year savings and negotiations for selected categories & assigned suppliers

  • Fulfillment of complete Procure to Pay process (P2P)

  • Collaborate with OpCos and suppliers to resolve delivery, quality, warranty and payment issues

  • Ensure compliance with PO policies and standardize procurement processes

  • Responsible for master data and contribute to MRP settings for procured parts based off guidance of Global Materials Management (GMM) team, where applicable

  • Support to develop, leverage and use analytics, tools, capabilities, and SOPs as provided by COE & Excellence management

Team: Regional Procurement Management

Basic Qualifications:

  • Completed commercial or technical degree or apprenticeship with
    > 5 years working experience

  • relevant experience in procurement/purchasing, knowledgeable in Procure-to-Pay process (P2P)

  • Stakeholder Management (Internal & External)

  • Financial acumen

  • Customer Service mentality

  • Problem solving, hands-on mentality

  • Strong communication skills

  • Commercial mindset

  • Organized autonomous work

  • Negotiation skills

  • Confident use of common MS Office tools

  • Fluent in German and English, written and spoken

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Extensive ERP knowledge and understanding

  • In plant procurement experience

  • Engineering degree preferred

Who we are:

Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service, bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the market. Customers benefit from Coperion's divisions of Performance Materials, Food, Health & Nutrition as well as Aftermarket Sales & Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design, manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers, chemists, technicians and a variety of industry experts, these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their customers.Coperion is an Operating Company of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose - Shape What Matters For Tomorrow - we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit:


EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".

Position Titel: Buyer II

Vorgesetzte Stelle: Teamlead Regional Procurement Management

Zusammenfassung der Stelle:

Diese Position ist verantwortlich fur die Erreichung operativer KPIs wie Schadensmanagement, Bestellungsabwicklung und Rechnungsabgleich, sowie fur die Pflege von Lieferantenbeziehungen, um eine termingerechte, qualitativ hochwertige und kosteneffiziente Lieferung sicherzustellen. Sie uberwacht die Umsetzung von Kategorienstrategien, unterstutzt Verhandlungen zur Kostensenkung und gewahrleistet die Einhaltung der Beschaffungsrichtlinien im gesamten Procure-to-Pay-Prozess. Zudem umfasst die Aufgabe die Pflege von Stammdaten, die Losung von Liefer- und Zahlungsproblemen sowie die Nutzung von Analysen und Tools zur kontinuierlichen Verbesserung im Einkauf.

Aufgaben:

  • Erfullung der vorgegebenen, operativen KPIs (z. B. Claim Management, Bestellauslosung, Eskalationsschritte, Teileeskalation/-verfugbarkeit, Rechnungsabgleich, Kaufproduktivitat)

  • Verantwortlich fur das Lieferantenbeziehungsmanagement im Tagesgeschaft im Rahmen der taktischen Abwicklung. Uberwachung und Beschleunigung (kritischer) Lieferanten, um eine punktliche Lieferung innerhalb des Budgets und gema den vereinbarten Qualitatsstandards sicherzustellen; Sicherstellung einer ordnungsgemaen Eskalation, sofern erforderlich.

  • Verantwortlich fur die Umsetzung der Warengruppenstrategien und den relevanten Rahmenvertragen; Ruckmeldung und aktive Zusammenarbeit mit dem Global Category Management und Global Sourcing Management, um die Strategien zu verbessern und mitzugestalten

  • Erzielung jahrlicher, wiederkehrender Einsparungen bei zugewiesenen Produktgruppen und/oder Lieferanten

  • Zusammenarbeit mit OpCos und Lieferanten zur Losung von Termin- , Qualitats-, Gewahrleistungs- und/oder Zahlungsproblematiken.

  • Sicherstellung der Einhaltung von Bestellrichtlinien und Standardisierung von Beschaffungsprozessen

  • Verantwortlich fur die einkaufsrelevanten Stammdaten mit Zusammenarbeit des Global Materials Management (GMM) Teams

  • Nutzung und Unterstutzung bei der Weiterentwicklung und Optimierung von Analysen, Tools, Fahigkeiten und SOPs, die vom COE & Excellence Management bereitgestellt werden

Team: Regional Procurement Management

Ihre Qualifikationen:

  • Kaufmannischer oder technischer Hochschulabschluss oder vergleichbare Ausbildung mit mindestens 5 Jahren Berufserfahrung

  • Erfahrung im Bereich Beschaffung/Einkauf, Kenntnisse im Procure-to-Pay-Prozess (P2P)

  • Stakeholder-Management (intern und extern)

  • Finanzkompetenz

  • Kundenorientierte Denkweise

  • Losungsorientiert, Hands-on Mentalitat

  • Gute Kommunikationsfahigkeiten

  • Organisiertes, selbststandiges Arbeiten

  • Verhandlungsgeschick

  • Organisierte, selbstandige Arbeitsweise

  • Sicherer Umgang mit gangigen MS Office Tools

  • Flieende Englisch & Deutsch Kenntnisse in Wort und Schrift

Bevorzugte Qualifikationen:

  • Erweiterte Kenntnisse und Verstandnis von ERP-Systemen

  • Erfahrung im Einkauf produzierender Unternehmen

Wer wir sind:

Coperion ist ein Branchenfuhrer in den Bereichen Compoundierung und Extrusion, Dosierung und Verwiegung, Schuttguthandling und Service und bringt eine Fulle von Know-how und Erfahrung auf den Markt. Die Kunden profitieren von Coperions Geschaftsbereichen Performance Materials, Food, Health & Nutrition sowie Aftermarket Sales & Service, die auf globaler Ebene optimal vernetzt sind, um ultimative Unterstutzung bei der Entwicklung, Fertigung und Implementierung idealer Systeme zu bieten. Mit Ingenieuren, Chemikern, Technikern und einer Vielzahl von Branchenexperten bilden diese Abteilungen ein leistungsstarkes Zentrum fur Prozesslosungen fur ihre Kunden. Coperion ist eine Betriebsgesellschaft von Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) ist ein globales Industrieunternehmen, das hochentwickelte, unternehmenskritische Verarbeitungsanlagen und Losungen fur Kunden in uber 100 Landern anbietet. Unser Portfolio besteht aus branchenfuhrenden Industriemarken, die groe und attraktive Endmarkte bedienen, darunter die fur langlebige Kunststoffe, Lebensmittel und Recycling. Geleitet von unserem Purpose- Heute gestalten, was morgen zahlt (Shape What Matters For Tomorrow)- streben wir nach Exzellenz, Zusammenarbeit und Innovation, um konsequent Losungen zu entwickeln, die unseren Mitarbeitern, Kunden, Gemeinden und anderen Interessengruppen am besten dienen. Um mehr zu erfahren, besuchen Sie:

Hillenbrand und seine Konzerngesellschaften verpflichten sich, Vielfalt, Gleichberechtigung und Integration in ihre internen Ablaufe, externen Geschaftsaktivitaten und Beziehungen zu ihren zahlreichen Partnern und Interessengruppen zu verankern. Deshalb legen wir unter anderem Wert darauf, Bewerbern und Mitarbeitern ungeachtet ihres Alters, ethnischer Herkunft, Hautfarbe, ihres Geschlechts, ihrer Religion, ihrer nationalen Herkunft, ihrer Behinderung, ihrer sexuellen Orientierung, ihrer Geschlechtsidentitat gleiche Chancen einzuraumen. Daruber hinaus haben sich Hillenbrand und seine Konzerngesellschaften dazu verpflichtet, ein Arbeitgeber zu sein, der die Chancengleichheit bei der Beschaftigung fordert und allen Stellensuchenden, auch Menschen mit Behinderungen, Chancen bietet.

Who we are:

Coperion ( is a global industry and technology leader in process technology serving a variety of end markets, including plastics, plastics recycling, food, pet food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemical, battery, and mineral industries. Every day, our teams of experts create individual, high-quality process technologies and systems optimized for the best end products, highest efficiency, and sustainability. Coperion is a business unit of Hillenbrand.


Hillenbrand ( is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose - Shape What Matters For Tomorrow - we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at View email address on click.appcast.io . In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".
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