Purchasing / Cologne / Düsseldorf

Junior Buyer (m/f/d)

A smart fiber optic rollout needs smart people who get to work and implement it. That’s why we are always on the lookout for experienced industry experts, energetic career changers and young talents who can help us challenge market standards and develop smarter solutions for our customers and ourselves. And because we are convinced that it is only possible to work optimally under ideal conditions, we want to offer our employees exactly that – in an interdisciplinary team that communicates openly and on an equal footing. And that pursues a common goal: To bring fiber optics to the world faster and smarter. With personal responsibility and creative freedom. With opportunities for further training and career advancement in a forward-looking industry. Together, we want to constantly improve ourselves and our processes and find new solutions to boost the digitalization of Germany.

Fiber optics is the future – you can help shape it.

Your tasks:

Identifying and approaching new construction partners and checking new (sub)-contractors in advance (capacities, finances, performance, references, etc.)
Supporting our construction partners and preparing negotiations with construction companies together with the responsible lead buyers
You are responsible for preparing and filing project contracts
You obtain the contract-relevant documents and certificates at the appropriate time
You independently purchase civil engineering contractors and installation companies for smaller fiber optic expansion projects and sometimes for our subcontractors
You conduct negotiations, verify and evaluate offers – scrutinize the calculation, identify potential savings
You keep price overviews and create calculations and price models
You support the further development of processes and provide important information to improve our contract documents
You support us in the evaluation and classification of our construction partners

Your profile:

You have experience in project purchasing – ideally in fiber optic expansion, construction of telecommunications infrastructure or road construction
You have a basic legal and commercial understanding, experience in drawing up contracts
You are fit in dealing with IT and are proficient in the common MS Office programs
You work independently and in a goal-oriented manner and are a strong communicator and negotiator in German and English
You like to work independently and quality-consciously and bring a lot of motivation, personal responsibility and commitment with you
You think and act in a solution- and result-oriented manner and enjoy working in a young, dynamic team