Gruppe

OEM Purchasing Agent

KHS Gruppe  |  Waukesha | Purchasing | Berufserfahrene

Du und KHS:
Zusammen sind wir Weltklasse

Short description

KHS is a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG. As one of the world's leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for beverages and liquid food we are a world-class player. Our customers have trusted in our passionate pioneering spirit and first-class technologies for over 150 years. However, we can only remain world class if we continue to find new employees who make just as high demands of themselves and the quality of their work as our customers make of us at KHS. Are you one of them?

 

Your responsibilities

  • Works on establishing preferred suppliers for product groups (global supplier database)
  • Interface between purchasing and technology working with technical sales, engineering and layout departments
  • Responsible to drive for optimization and integration of OEM machines with KHS equipment incorporating modular and line concepts
  • Provides global market analysis with a technical focus
  • Analyzes supplier capabilities and capacities to ensure machinery to machinery fit from a mechanical, electrical and programming perspective in order to mitigate risk and expenses
  • Development of a tool set to facilitate the analysis of savings (cost structure analyzes, etc.)
  • Responsible for supplier audits and assists with Factory Acceptance Testing (when required)
  • Develops detailed knowledge of technical requirements, machines / systems / systems and trades in filling and packaging systems for glass, PET, cans and kegs
  • Application of a preferred OEM portfolio of product groups, approved suppliers and approved products (range and scope of equipment)
  • Assist to establish mechanical and electrical interface and signal exchange documents for seamless integration with KHS line equipment (signal exchange, MES, REDIS)
  • Assures OEM suppliers provide KHS engineering with supplier machine envelope dimensions to support line layouts, include media connection and consumption data (Total Cost of Ownership)
  • Assures OEM suppliers provide machinery documentation
  • Creation of technical specifications and product configurations in close cooperation with KHS engineering and technical departments

Your profile

  • Support offer management in the technical analysis / evaluation of customer offers and specifications with operational, performance specifications to improve the supplier quoting process and to minimize cost variables (technical risk assessment)

Benefits

  • A bachelor’s degree in business, management, supply chain, engineering or similar discipline preferred
  • Five years of experience in purchasing in a manufacturing environment involving machine components
  • Two years purchasing components for KHS machines preferred
  • Ability to synthesize data from manufacturing requisitions and procure the materials needed at price/quality standards in the shortest time frame.
  • Ability to read blueprints and understand technical specifications of parts and sub-assemblies
  • Proficiency in application of manufacturing processes including welding, plating, grinding, electro polishing, CNC machining and fabricating.
  • ERP experience required, SAP experience preferred
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with all managerial levels of a global organization.

In order to ensure our success in the future, too, we need first-class employees – and we also have plenty to offer them.

 

Jetzt bewerben

Ansprechpartner

Ashley Herren
Human Resources

Warum KHS?

KHS ist ein global agierender Hersteller von Abfüll- und Verpackungsanlagen. Mit ca. 5.000 Mitarbeitern und KHS-Standorten in über 40 Ländern nehmen wir eine führende Stellung in der Branche ein. Dabei stehen Qualität, Kundenorientierung, Nachhaltigkeit und Zuverlässigkeit immer im Fokus – und das seit über 150 Jahren.

Um unseren Erfolg auch in Zukunft zu sichern, brauchen wir Weltklasse-Mitarbeiter – und wir bieten diesen auch viele Leistungen.