Commodity Buyer
BoschGroup
Posted: April 9, 2026
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Quick Summary
A commodity buyer is responsible for managing the material procurement process in the sintering business, with a focus on providing beneficial technologies and improving quality of life worldwide.
Required Skills
Job Description
Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology - with us, you will have the change to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch!
• Material-related, worldwide procurement market management
• Responsibility for daily operations and data quality in the assigned material field of sintering business
• Independent management ("mentoring") of assigned suppliers, i.e.,
• Planning and execution of price negotiations
• Contract management
• Supplier management and evaluation
• Escalation level for Q/L problems
• Insolvency management
• Capacity assurance
• Plausibility checks of purchase prices through cross-comparisons of part prices and cost structure analyses
• Identification and monitoring of efficiency potentials for cost optimization and strategic alignment
• Budget responsibility (including tools, sampling, and the bid process)
• Independent development and implementation of part family and supplier strategies, including making relevant award decisions
• Engineering (industrial engineering or mechanical engineering with additional commercial training) or
• Business Administration
• Solid purchasing experience (at least 3 years)
• Experience in project management, preferably within project procurement, is desirable
• Excellent technical understanding, strategic thinking, and a structured work approach
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• High degree of personal responsibility and motivation, as well as assertiveness and persuasiveness
• Resilience; willingness to travel
• Fluent in English, (German a plus)