Buyer - Logistics (m/f/d)

Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition?

We are! It’s our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.

Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10.000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.

We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.

Your tasks

• Implement Truck Transportation Sourcing Operating Strategy (Ambient, Thermo, Dangerous Goods, Tankcar) Globally

• Align strategy with stakeholders and cross-functional teams

• Analyze and evaluate suppliers based on quality, cost, and Global standardization

• Manage truck tenders, spot, and assess requests

• Track price trends, adjust procurement strategies, and negotiate contracts

• Monitor fuel surcharges and ensure compliance with quality, governance, and sustainability standards

• Observe the market for optimal purchasing timing and explore outsourcing opportunities

• Manage contract administration and stakeholder engagement

• Conduct performance reviews with preferred suppliers

Your profile

• Completed studies in Business Administration, Forwarding agent or a similar field.
• Several years of professional experience in purchasing preferably of Logistics (specially Truck Transportation) in food or similar industry.
• Experience in SAP S4Hana, TMS (Transportation Management Systems), MS Office (specially Excel and Power Point) and tendering tools.
• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style
• Hands-on mentality

• Negotiation, analytical thinking, problem-solving

• Communication, relationship management, adaptability

• Tech-savvy, process-oriented, team player

• Culture: Friendly and informal atmosphere, family-owned company, flat hierarchies, short communication channels, and helpful colleagues
• Impact: You are an integral part of our business success and make an important contribution to the future of nutrition
• Empowerment: You can fully unleash your potential and have the opportunity to take on responsibilities
• Digitalization: We maintain excellent partnerships with market-leading innovators, allowing you to access and work with state-of-the-art technologies
• Anniversary and special payments
• Employee referral bonuses
• Additional benefits: Christmas parties, events, financial benefits, and online shop discounts (e.g., IT leasing, mobile phone contracts, shopping, and travel discounts, etc.)

Equal opportunities for all

We welcome applicants, who are just as diverse as we are - regardless of age, ancestry, disability, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, social background or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Become a part of our team and apply online trough our career portal to the attention of Valerie Krämer. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.