Strategic Buyer – Category Wood (m/f/d)

Doka – an innovative and reliable partner in the construction industry. For over 150 years.

As a leading provider of formwork and scaffolding solutions, we understand the challenges our customers face. Our more than 8,000 employees in 54 countries and 160 locations on 5 continents go the extra mile with passion and dedication. Various construction projects worldwide are proof of this. Realize your potential in a supportive, high-performance work environment that is focused on continuous growth. Let's shape the future together.

We make it work.

The Strategic Buyer is responsible for defined segments within the Wood category and shares operational and strategic accountability for all relevant aspects of these segments. Overall responsibility for the category remains with the Category Head.

In this role, the Strategic Buyer supports internal stakeholders in ensuring uninterrupted availability of materials and services, drives Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction initiatives, and ensures the sustainability of achieved savings. In addition, the position entails professional supplier and category risk management. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Act as a business partner to Sales, Production, Quality, Supply Network, and Technical departments
• Develop, align, and execute Doka-wide material group strategies for the Wood category, ensuring security of supply, cost efficiency, and sustainability
• Build strong market and supplier knowledge through continuous analysis of market, cost, and spend data
• Identify internal customer needs and collaborate closely with stakeholders to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership of strategic commodities
• Take end-to-end responsibility for supplier management, including supplier selection, evaluation, development, and risk assessment
• Prepare, lead, and take ownership of price and contract negotiations with strategic suppliers
• Draft, negotiate, conclude, and manage supplier contracts, ensuring contractual compliance and long-term value creation
• Ensure sustainable realization of savings and accurately record and communicate achieved savings
• Perform professional category risk management, including supply, price, and sustainability risks
• Manage and maintain spend data and master data in relevant systems, including SAP, to ensure data accuracy
• Communicate category and supplier strategies to relevant internal partners

• Graduate degree in economics, wood/forestry, or a comparable field
• Graduates and candidates with relevant professional experience are welcome; experience in the timber or wood industry is an advantage
• Fluent German and English skills (spoken and written); additional languages are an asset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and structured working approach
• High level of negotiation skills and decision-making capability
• Ability to professionally represent the company externally with key stakeholders and suppliers
• Willingness to travel approximately 20%

We offer

• Responsible work in a varied field of activity
• Comprehensive onboarding programme to provide you with optimum support when you join us
• Ongoing training and development (on-the-job training, internal training programmes)
• Development opportunities
• Very friendly and familiar working atmosphere
• Numerous other benefits (canteen with fresh food, company buses, etc.)

A salary in line with the market is offered for this position, which is based on the specific qualification and adequate professional experience.

We are required by law to state a minimum salary. The minimum annual gross salary for this position is 47.586,56 EUR according to the collective agreement (woodworking industry).

If this is you, wait no more and apply now!

Your contact person for this position is Irene Penzenauer, HR Business Partner.