Your challenges Able to manage all purchasing activities during Engineering projects from pre - study to end of live as team member in the innovation teams Able to plan, continuous control and improve costs and procurement timelines to meet cost targets and time to market, to mitigate risk and ensure part availability for launch material Manage the early stage of supplier involvement and aligning of product requirements and standards with the supplier Your expertise Experience in procurement / supply chain management or development Work experience in project management, ideally in agile development Strong technical understanding, ideally in electronics, polymers or mechanical processing Knowledge in procurement and logistics including ERP/MRP working e.g. in SAP Your benefits at Eppendorf Working for an international company renowned for its scientific products Ability to develop your experience of working in the field of procurement and Forward sourcing Opportunity to progress within a larger and diverse business Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and sells instruments, consumables, and services for liquid-, sample-, and cell handling in laboratories worldwide. Eppendorf products are used in academic and commercial research laboratories, e.g., in companies from the pharmaceutical and biotechnological as well as the chemical and food industries. Working at Eppendorf means being part of a community of more than 5,000 scientists, engineers as well as specialists from many other disciplines across more than 30 countries. All of us are committed to one mission: Being the expert partner and advisor of choice for life sciences laboratories around the world - with our premium products, our services, and our reliability.