Your responsibilities

As a Team Lead Purchasing (f/m/x), you will take over a key leadership role within our Operations organization, leading a team through an ongoing transformation journey. You combine operational excellence with strong people leadership and act as a driving force for collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across interfaces and processes. Your key responsibilities include:

Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of 10 employees by providing both disciplinary and technical guidance while fostering a collaborative and performance-oriented team culture.
Supplier Management: Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure product availability, reliable deliveries, and optimal terms and conditions.
Team Coordination: Drive team coordination and resource planning to ensure efficient operations and support ongoing team development.
Operational Management: Take full ownership of operational purchasing activities, ensuring timely execution and proactive resolution of supply-related issues.
Backorder Management: Manage backorder situations by closely collaborating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify sustainable solutions.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve KPIs such as availability, on-time deliveries, and adherence to delivery schedules.
Stakeholder Management: Act as a main interface between Purchasing and other departments under Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and Product Management, etc
Continuous Improvement: Lead projects and process optimization initiatives to continuously improve and further develop our supply chain organization.

Your profile

You will thrive in this role if you are a hands-on leader with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive change in a dynamic and international environment. Ideally, you bring the following qualifications and strengths:

A degree or significant professional experience in the commercial sector, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, or a comparable qualification
Proven leadership experience with the ability to lead teams through transformation and change
Strong expertise in operational purchasing processes and supplier management
Good knowledge of SAP (SAP S/4HANA is a plus) and confidence in using common MS Office applications
Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills combined with a proactive and resilient mindset
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities
A collaborative and open-minded personality with strong networking skills
Very good German and English language skills, written and spoken
Hamburg-based role

Our benefits

We are an aspiring corporate group where respect and trust form the basis for cooperation and communication within Sysmex.

Culture & cooperation An appreciative work environment, open corporate culture, flat hierarchies and an inclusive and caring atmosphere. Working in an innovative and international environmentwith a broad learning and development landscape in our EMEA Campus, after-work events for internal networking
Work-life balance Flexible working through flextime and a hybrid working model (60% mobile working, 40% on-site), 30 days annual leave
Additional benefits Attractive compensation package including Christmas and vacation pay, childcare allowance, capital-forming benefits, subsidy for company pension scheme, corporate benefits, relocation assistance, subsidised lunch in our canteen
Health & wellbeing Subsidized EGYM Wellpass with access to 13,500 studios, plus in-house gym, various sports courses, massages, company medical and psychological care, workplace glasses, and general health management
Mobility Subsidy for the public transport “Deutschlandticket”, free parking, bike leasing via JobRad
Social Responsibility Various opportunities to get involved in different sustainability and charity initiatives, climate friendly and respectful use of resources

Did we spark your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application with salary requirements and the earliest possible starting date.

Team Lead (f/m/x) Purchasing