Indirect Buyer (d/f/m)

About the role

As an Indirect Buyer (d/f/m), you'll take ownership of sourcing activities across indirect categories in the DACH region, driving projects end-to-end and delivering measurable value. You act as a trusted partner to stakeholders, balancing business needs with procurement standards while ensuring efficiency, compliance, and strong outcomes. With a hands-on and solution-oriented mindset, you proactively identify opportunities, solve challenges, and contribute to continuous improvement within the team.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements, select suppliers, and manage end-to-end sourcing processes-ensuring tangible value delivery
• Coordinate sourcing activities (mainly €100k-€500k) across DACH, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and smooth execution
• Lead supplier negotiations, contract management, and onboarding while monitoring supplier performance
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and foster collaboration by sharing best practices and driving transparent communication
• Drive cost-saving initiatives and process improvements in a dynamic environment
• Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture

Requirements

• Degree in Procurement, Business, or similar field
• Experience in sourcing, supplier and contract management, as well as stakeholder engagement
• Experience with procurement tools (e.g. SAP, Ariba)
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with diverse stakeholders
• Team-oriented, adaptable, and solution-driven mindset
• Fluent in German and English
• What we can offer you
• Compensation & Benefits
• Compensation according to the Bavarian paper tariff, yearly special payment, holiday allowance and bonus, pension schemes, anniversary bonus, childcare allowance, Corporate Benefits & other employee benefits
• Work-Life-Balance
• Hybrid working model, flexible working hours, 38h week, 30 days of vacation, lifetime working time account
• Learning & Development
• Structured onboarding, training opportunities such as digital learning platform, coaching & mentoring as possible part of individual development plan, participation in professional conferences and fairs
• Health & Well-being
• Discounted fitness membership, Lease-a-bike, health and well-being month, mindfulness courses, "PME Familienservice", employee surveys
• Team & Collaboration
• People culture, communities & networks, co-working spaces, leadership guidelines, canteen
• Mobility
• Public transport allowance, bicycle parking, free car parking, e-charging stations
• This is Us
• At Essity our Beliefs & Behaviours (Care, Collaboration, Courage and Commitment) is the foundation for our inclusive culture and as such something we are living on an everyday basis. With a purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being diversity, equity & inclusion is established in our core.
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• Application End Date:
• Job Requisition ID:
• Essity262359

Benefits

Additional Information

Indirect Buyer (d/ f /m) Essity is a leading global hygiene and healthcare company. We are committed to improving the quality of life through high-quality hygiene and healthcare solutions. We sell our products and solutions in around 150 countries under many strong brands, including the global market leaders TENA and Tork, as well as well-known brands such as Jobst, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo and Zewa.

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