Tactical Buyer Team Lead Apply now » Date:Jul 23, 2025 Location: Poznan, WP, PL, 60-166 Company: W. R. Grace & Co. Job Description We are seeking a motivated and experiencedTeam Lead Tactical Buyerto join our Procurement Operations team in Poznan. In this role, you will lease and support a team of tactical buyers, ensuring efficient procurement processes and alignment with organizational goals. Strong German language skills are essential, as you will be collaborating with German-speaking stakeholders and suppliers. If you are a proactive leader with a background in tactical purchasing and a passion for team development, we encourage you to apply. Responsibilities + Be compliant with all internal and external safety guidelines regarding environmental protection, occupational and traffic safety in accordance with the Grace EHS System. + Work closely with category managers and business units to establish and deliver procurement requirements, strategic benefits and compliance to existing procurement contracts. + Manage transactional buying activities and support wider strategic category management, including converting compliant and approved purchase requisitions to purchase orders within SAP Ariba and SAP ECC platforms. + Monitor and challenge non-compliant buying activities. + Maintain sound professional relationships with suppliers. Resolve issues (e.g. pricing, quality, timing, claims, contract disputes, etc.) associated with terms and conditions of service agreements. + Manage supplier quality expectations and process minor complaints. Manage suppliers to recover on delivery, material, or service expectations. + Maintain system data integrity and measure performance on related key indicators (examples: past due purchase orders, open PO acknowledgements, PO expedites, non-conforming material return, and supplier invoice resolution). + Participate in project work to identify and document process and cost improvement initiatives as needed. Required Qualifications + Bachelor's degree and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. + Functional Procurement experience supporting tactical and strategic activities for direct and indirect categories within a manufacturing organization. + Ability to operate effectively in different cultures and across geographies, including managing stakeholders and colleagues remotely (across distance and time zones) desirable. + Effective interpersonal skills and ability to champion the vision of the Procurement organization. + Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills. + Ability to balance total cost of ownership (TCO), strategic and tactical delivery desirable. + Good professional command of German and English language. Other languages are a plus (Spanish, Swedish). + Structured yet flexible. Comfortable with/able to thrive in conditions of change and complexity desirable. + Ability to drive behavioral change desirable. + Willingness to continuously learn and develop, including trainings in SAP systems and category management principles. + Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. + Proficient in SAP ECC and SAP Ariba . Benefits + Annual bonus + Premium Medical Insurance (Medicover) + Life Insurance (for employee & family members) + Reimbursement for glasses for computer work + Sports Card (goFIT) + Language Courses Apply now » Find similar jobs: