global commodity purchaser - gearboxes

global commodity purchaser - gearboxes

  • Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits package
  • International, multicultural working environment  
  • Home-office opportunities and flexible working arrangements
  • Individually tailored professional training and development possibilities
  • Long-term career perspective at an industry-leading manufacturing company

Organisation/Department

Our partner, Hungary's largest agricultural machinery manufacturing company, is looking for a new colleague as a Global Commodity Purchaser - Gearboxes.  

The position covers global responsibility for product-related material within the Gearboxes commodity for various manufacturing plants (in Hungary and abroad), supporting the organization across strategic purchasing activities and cross-functional collaboration.

Job description

  • Responsibility within a global commodity for product-related material across different manufacturing plants (both in Hungary and abroad)  
  • Managing all purchasing activities in full alignment with the global commodity strategy for Gearboxes, closely collaborating with internal stakeholders  
  • Coordination and control of all product-related strategic purchasing activities  
  • Active cross functional collaboration
  • Professional preparation and independent execution of purchasing negotiations up to contract conclusion, including drafting development agreements and framework supply contracts  
  • Supporting the achievement of Cost-Quality-Delivery targets in development projects through the early integration of high-performance suppliers  
  • Systematic follow-up and active steering of supplier performance  
  • Continuous observation and analysis of the global procurement market, identifying potentials and implementing cost-reduction measures together with internal interfaces

Requirements

  • Strong willingness to travel
  • Confident use of MS Office and SAP systems  
  • Comprehensive and confident negotiation experience
  • Experience working in an interdisciplinary and intercultural environment  
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with business-fluent English proficiency
  • Confident presence and communication across internal and external management levels  
  • Proven project management skills and experience, accompanied by a high technical affinity
  • Professional experience in strategic purchasing, along with in-depth knowledge of contract law 
  • Very good entrepreneurial and analytical thinking skills, paired with an independent, flexible, and structured way of working  
  • Completed university studies, preferably in the field of business administration, industrial engineering, or a comparable discipline

Information

If we have sparked your interest, you can submit your application by clicking the “Apply” button. Further information and application:

Tóth Réka - reka.toth@randstad.hu

Kruchió Viktória - viktoria.kruchio@randstad.hu

ID: 38824 job_post.published_on: 30/10/2026
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