Senior Category Buyer Job Description **Senior Category Buyer – Direct** **Shape the Future of Sustainable Sourcing** At Grundfos, we are driven by a powerful purpose: to pioneer solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people.As a **Senior Category Buyer – Direct** , you’ll play a key role in driving value-based sourcing strategies, optimizing supplier performance, and contributing to innovation and sustainability across our global supply chain. This is a new role, where you will work as a pivotal member of a much larger project related to supplier resilience. This role will be based in Székesfehervár, Hungary and will report to the Purchasing Manager. **What you’ll do:** + Support and execute sourcing strategies in collaboration with the Category Manager. + Lead tendering processes including eRFIs, RFQs, and e-auctions. + Prepare data and fact packs for supplier negotiations and contract implementation. + Monitor supplier performance and support improvement initiatives. + Participate in developing Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) strategies. + Ensure accurate vendor master data and purchasing conditions. + Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders in Purchasing, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Product Development. **Your background:** + Relevant commercial or technical education (apprenticeship, associate degree, or equivalent). + 3+ years of experience in a similar purchasing or sourcing role. + Strong communication skills and fluency in English. + Knowledge of procurement best practices, systems, and tools. + Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global matrix environment + Analytical and detail-oriented with a proactive mindset. + Strong relationship builder and team player. + Skilled in following procedures and delivering results. + Comfortable working with data, contracts, and supplier performance metrics + Driving license **What’s in it for you?** Whether it’s developing leadership skills or advancing your expertise even further, we’ll support you with continuous learning and development opportunities, to help discuss and steer your long-term Grundfos career path. You’ll be welcomed from day one into an inclusive, trusting environment guided by oursix core values (https://www.grundfos.com/about-us/our-purpose-and-values) . In addition, your day-to-day benefits include: If you’ll be working from your home office, we’ll make sure you are well equipped with a good workstation. However, you are always welcome to our offices where you can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues On top of it, flexible working hours and up to 3 days’ additional paid leave for volunteering of your choice Annual bonuses, health insurance, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programs, access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly **Do you want to learn more?** If this job sounds appealing, please send your resume by clicking “Apply”. To dig deeper into the Grundfos universe, follow us onLinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/company/grundfos) orYoutube (http://youtube.com/user/grundfos) , and to get to know some of your future colleagues and why they love working at Grundfos, check outMeet our people (https://www.grundfos.com/careers/meet-our-people) **We look forward to hearing from you.** Information at a Glance **Job details** Workplace: Hybrid (office and home-working) Job Location: Székesfehérvár, Székesfehérvár, Hungary Contract Type: Full-Time Employment Type: Regular