Operational Buyer · Hybrid

Location:

Region: Cologne
Country: Germany

Role:

  • Industry: Engineering
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance, Permanent
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 30/04/2026
Job Reference: 04032638

Operational Buyer · Hybrid

Our client, a leading equipment manufacturing company based in the Cologne region, is seeking an experienced Operational Buyer to support procurement activities for technically complex components and systems. They are looking for freelancers for short-term cover, and are open to permanent candidates to start later in the year.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with engineering, production, and suppliers to ensure cost-effective, high-quality, and timely sourcing machine and manufacturing parts and equipment.

The client are looking for candidates with a background working in buying, procurement, supply chain, etc. with a good understanding of technical specifications in manufacturing industries.

 

START: ASAP

RATE: Competitive market rates

LOCATION: Cologne Region, Germany

HOURS: 40 hours per week

Professional Experience

  • 4+ years of experience in technical purchasing within manufacturing, ideally equipment or machinery.
  • Experience sourcing:
  • Machined and fabricated parts
  • Castings and forgings
  • Electrical components
  • Hydraulic/pneumatic systems
  • Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
  • Understanding of technical drawings and specifications, bill of materials.

Languages

  • Fluent English skills required, German beneficial but not essential

The company is growing, they are looking to continue their developing in the coming years and this role is an essential part of this process. Their overall requirement is for a permanent member of staff to join, however due to their workload, they need a freelance buyer to cover the vacancy in the meantime, and there will be the opportunity to join permanently after the interim period.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

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Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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