Purchasing Administrator (m/w/d)

About the company

We are bringing clean air to life. Since 1921, AAF has been a global leader in air filtration, delivering innovative solutions that protect people and critical environments.

Are you organised, detail-oriented and confident working with systems, suppliers and internal stakeholders? Do you enjoy coordinating purchasing activities and ensuring that orders, deliveries and documentation are handled accurately and efficiently? Then you may be our new colleague! We are looking for Purchasing Administrator.

About the role

As a Purchasing Administrator, you will play an important role in supporting our team. This position is responsible for operational purchase order processing and follow-up of materials and services for Germany and the Netherlands, based on material requirements planning (MRP) or purchase requisitions, ensuring accurate purchasing data in SAP and timely delivery of goods needed for production and customer requirements.

Main responsibilities

• Process purchase requisitions and purchase orders within existing purchasing agreements and approval limits.
• Place purchase orders in the SAP S/4 Hana system and maintain accurate purchasing master data.
• Monitor delivery times and follow up on open orders to ensure accurate stock management.
• Maintain purchasing data, reports and price lists.
• Order, call off and monitor raw materials and semi-finished products required for production.
• Coordinate with Production and other departments to maintain agreed safety stock levels.
• Identify invoice, shipping, cancellation and specification discrepancies, route them to the relevant PO owner or responsible function, and follow up the administrative status in SAP.