Buyer
HybridBudapest, Budapest, Hungary
Job Summary
Buyer at Eaton in the EMEA Business Service Center (BSC) in Budapest responsible for end-to-end procurement of raw materials and finished goods to support manufacturing plants and distribution centres. You will manage purchase orders, delivery schedules, and material availability in alignment with production plans, resolve supply issues and quality concerns with suppliers and internal stakeholders, drive supplier performance and KPIs, act as primary escalation point for supplier issues, maintain accurate material master data in SAP, and collaborate with production planners, network schedulers, logistics, and customs. The role leverages SAP and Kinaxis, with a hybrid work model and a focus on continuous improvement and cross-functional teamwork. Qualifications include a related degree (preferred) and 3-5 years of direct material purchasing in an industrial environment, SAP MM, MS Office, Kinaxis is a plus, and fluency in English.
Required Qualifications
- A-Level or comparable Bachelor's degree in relevant area preferred, SCM, Engineering, technical qualifications
- Exposure to manufacturing or industrial supply chains (make-to-order/make-to-stock environments)
- 3-5 years of direct material purchasing in an industrial or manufacturing environment
- Skills: SAP MM advanced level, MS Office advanced level, experience with Kinaxis would be a plus
- Fluency in English (both written and spoken)
- Accountable - takes initiative
- Collaborative - works well in cross functional teams
- Result-oriented
- Efficient
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to analyse operational problems in a short time based on data-driven KPIs and/or unexpected time-critical situations (eg Delivery Problems)
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