Procurement Specialist 4A (German-speaking)

About the role

Genpact is looking for a Procurement Specialist 4A in Romania, working in a hybrid setting on standard shifts. The role acts as the on-shore technical and linguistic bridge between the client's engineering, quality and project buyers and the India-based delivery team, handling sourcing, supplier qualification and negotiation support in German.

Key responsibilities

• Execute medium and large sourcing projects, supplier qualification and benchmarking packages end to end, from material analysis through to qualified supply.
• Lead German-language supplier clarification, negotiation support and project meetings on behalf of the delivery team.
• Analyse materials, drawings and versions using German-language technical documentation and close specification gaps with client engineering teams.
• Prepare and coordinate structured RFQ packages, obtain, review and document quotations and derive a documented supplier competition.
• Prepare decision-making documents for relocation, discontinuation and second-source qualification in German and English.
• Coordinate sample and prototype procurement and track qualification, including ramp-up to production and changes to procurement and material master data.
• Maintain project trackers and milestone documentation, and escalate risks of supply interruption to client teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, electronics or production engineering, or related fields such as logistics, supply chain management, industrial engineering or operations management.
• Technical buyer expertise preferred; must read and interpret technical drawings, tolerances and specifications.
• German at B2 minimum, C1 preferred, as project meetings and most drawings and specifications are in German; business English, written and spoken, is required.

Required skills

• SAP MM or purchasing module, JIRA, advanced Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Teams.
• PLM or drawing repositories.
• Quotation comparison, cost structure analysis, supplier qualification, project tracking across multi-month qualification cycles and stakeholder communication with German-speaking engineering and quality functions.
• Category management, contract management, strategic sourcing and supply chain planning.