Job Description

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is a global leader in advanced energy and battery technologies and was founded in 2011 in Ningde, China. CATL is a long-standing partner of the German and global electric vehicle and energy storage industry. In 2024, CATL was the supplier with the highest installed battery volume in electric vehicles worldwide for the eighth consecutive year. For four years in a row, CATL has also held the highest market share in the global supply of energy storage batteries.


From our first European production site at Erfurter Kreuz, we have been supplying German car manufacturers with cells and modules made in Thuringia since 2022. Globally, CATL employs more than 100,000 people at 13 production sites and 6 research centers with branches and offices in France, Germany, Japan, North America and China. Our batteries are already installed in more than 17 million electric vehicles worldwide - that corresponds to around one in three electric vehicles.

Become part of our team and use your talent to help increase this number even further in the future!

Buyer (m/w/d) - Indirect Purchasing

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Date of advertisement: Aug 28, 2025
Location:
Arnstadt, Thuringia, DE
Company: CATL

What you can look forward to with us:

Annual bonus payments (Christmas bonus and variable performance bonus)





Group accident insurance that covers you professionally and privately 24 hours a day





Attractive employee recruitment programme





International working environment in which teamwork is emphasised





Further training and professional development opportunities

That's why we need your support:

You will process enquiries, tenders, offer comparisons, orders, deadline tracking and invoice checks





You successfully negotiate contractual terms such as delivery times, quantities, costs and delivery modalities





You analyse the national and international procurement market and evaluate, develop and qualify suppliers





You communicate effectively and precisely with all internal and external interfaces





You take care of the proper maintenance of master data

That's you:

You have a successfully completed degree in industrial engineering or a comparable qualification as well as relevant professional experience in technical purchasing





You are characterised by entrepreneurial or strategic thinking and action with an affinity for numbers, technology and processes





You have good methodological skills, quick comprehension and excellent communication and negotiation skills





You are assertive, solution-orientated, work independently and systematically





You have strong interdisciplinary teamwork and interpersonal skills and are fluent in written and spoken German and English





You are flexible, able to work under pressure and have very good MS Office and SAP skills All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disabilities.