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Date:  Mar 21, 2025
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Company:  PowerCo SE
Level of Experience:  Professionals
Job Function:  Procurement
Job ID:  1227

Purchasing Expert - e-Raw Materials (all genders)

 
With whom you will CELLebrate

The mission has started. We proudly announce that in our Battery Valley we are starting our own battery cell production and the ramp up of our worldwide headquarters for global cell manufacturing. The Purchasing unit is the interface to the supplier market and is thus responsible for a large part of the value creation. The responsibilities range from raw material purchasing to supplier management and plant purchasing to value engineering. 

  
 
How you will CELLebrate
  • Independent incorporating into complex raw material value chains at the interface between mining and refining as well as cell and battery production
  • Technical and commercial evaluation of bids, raw material projects and suppliers
  • Analysis of battery raw material markets and their price mechanisms
  • Evaluation of trends and forecasts with regard to raw material price and volume development
  • Screening, identification and contacting potential suppliers
  • Independent conduct of strategic exploratory talks and negotiations
  
 
What you need for our CELLebration
  • Completed university degree and/or doctorate in mining, metallurgy, chemistry or another raw material-related field 
  • Relevant professional experience in the chemical industry or in a raw material producing company
  • Sound knowledge in at least one specialist area of the raw materials value chain
  • Fluent in English
  
 
What else can you bring
  • Completed university degree and/or doctorate in mining, metallurgy, chemistry or another raw material-related field 
  • Relevant professional experience in the chemical industry or in a raw material producing company
  • Sound knowledge in at least one specialist area of the raw materials value chain
  • Fluent in English
 
What to look forward to
  • Flexible working hours from 28 to 40h per week
  • Possibility of a 4-day-week (up to 35h per week)
  • 30 days paid + 10 days unpaid leave
  • Mobile work options
  • Relocation support 
  • More benefits to come
   
Company:  PowerCo SE
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Job Function:  Procurement
Level of Experience:  Professionals
Job ID:  1227
Date:  Mar 21, 2025

Are you a battery believer?

PowerCo was founded in 2022 to become a global battery champion. Headquartered in Germany, we are currently ramping up gigafactories in Salzgitter, Valencia and St. Thomas in Canada with a total volume of up to 200 GWh. We are integrating the entire value chain and building a supply chain as local as possible. With that we are driving the development of a strong, sustainable battery industry in Europe and North America.

Questions?

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We believe that the best results are created in a diverse and inclusive environment. 
Therefore, all qualified applications will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, religion, gender (identity), sexual orientation, national origin or disability.

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