▪ Manage and coordinate all local purchasing activities for the defined supplier portfolio
▪ Translate plant’s purchasing strategy into action plans and ensure implementation
▪ Contribute to strategic and operative planning of the plant (e.g. with respect to investments, capacity and headcount planning)
▪ Ensure the achievement of purchasing targets according to internal and external customer expectations
▪ Interface and local support to BA or group purchasing processes and teams (e.g. reporting of savings, payment terms, material price development, reporting of raw material forecast, etc.)
▪ Participate in and/or steer local purchasing related and cross-functional projectsSupport based on the HPP request to active track:
▪ Prepare, review and manage the budget and forecast of purchasing cost center
▪ Ensure timely submission of financial data to controlling
▪ Implement and conduct activities according to the budget established
▪ Ensure that the financial goals are met 
