In Purchasing, you ensure that the right components for our valves arrive at our Dortmund site on time, at the required quality and at the best possible price. You negotiate with suppliers, manage purchase orders and calculate component costs for quotations, directly contributing to on-time delivery, profit margins and customer satisfaction.
// Impact
Your Contribution to Our Success
Ensuring Reliable Supply
Your procurement planning ensures that our production runs on schedule and customers receive their orders on time.
Keeping Costs Under Control
Through strategic purchasing, framework agreements and price negotiations, you strengthen our competitiveness and profit margins.
Risk Management
You assess and qualify suppliers, monitor KPIs (price, quality and delivery dates) and minimise supply chain risks.
You enjoy keeping everything on track, negotiating based on facts and working with different departments to find practical solutions. For you, costs, deadlines and quality go hand in hand. Then join us in ensuring that every GEFA valve is manufactured on time, cost-effectively and to the highest quality standards.
Review material requirements, place purchase orders, track delivery dates and resolve discrepancies – working closely with Production, Warehouse and Quality Assurance.
Supplier Management & Negotiation
Identify, evaluate and develop suppliers; negotiate prices and terms; and professionally manage framework agreements and supplier relationships.
Cost Calculation & Quotation Support
Calculate bill of materials costs, alternative component prices and logistics costs. Work closely with Product Management and Sales to establish reliable cost bases for quotations.
Process & Data Quality
Maintain master data in our ERP system, analyse purchasing KPIs, document cost savings and drive continuous improvements.
Sustainability & Compliance
Monitor regulations, certifications and requirements such as REACH and RoHS, ensuring responsible purchasing practices and audit readiness.
// Open Positions
Open Up Your Next Career Move
Here you'll find all our current job vacancies in Purchasing. You can apply directly online – quickly, easily and without paperwork, with all applications handled in full compliance with data protection regulations.
