R&D Materials/Procurement Buyer

Please Note:

1. If you are a first time user, please create your candidate login account before you apply for a job. (Click Sign In > Create Account)

2. If you already have a Candidate Account, please Sign-In before you apply.

Job Description:

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Materials/Procurement Buyer that also provides comprehensive administrative support for our VP & General Manager. In this role, you will be the backbone of our operations, managing essential business processes, facilitating contracts, and ensuring the smooth day-to-day functioning of our team. You will interact with internal systems, coordinate cross-departmental requirements, and handle vital logistics for our operations in Germany.
You will assure the procurement of manufacturing and/or non-manufacturing materials, equipment and/or services in accordance with R&D management objectives. The procurement activities support and focus on all components and services that are required for R&D activities and product ramp-up.

Key Responsibilities:

• Procurement & Order Management: Manage the end-to-end purchasing process in Oracle, including requests for quotations, creating Purchase Orders for materials, services and fixed assets, processing inbound goods and services receipts, coordinating with Accounts Payable, capitalization of assets to trigger the depreciation.
• R&D project support related to procurement and associated spendings. Work with the project leaders to track the materials supply, support R&D spending forecast and controlling in tight alignment with R&D management.
• Supplier & Contract Administration: For new suppliers, onboarding is required following Broadcom’s compliance instructions and triggering contractual agreements with legal. Execute the supplier setups via our CVA team. Oversee the contract lifecycle, including generating standard NDAs in Apttus and managing internal approvals, signatures, and renewals.
• Travel & Expense Management: Oversee travel planning via Egencia and manage expense reporting.
• Logistics & Facility Coordination: Handle mail distribution across German locations, prepare shipping documents (Oracle), and coordinate package collection with local logistics service provider.
• Office Operations: Oversee office inventory, including ordering office supplies and coordinating refreshments through facility services (CBRE).
• Event Planning: Coordinate and document company events, ensuring proper alignment with Finance and Tax compliance requirements.
• Local site processes: Manage and improve site relevant processes like visitor registration, support WPS / EHS, … .

Desired skills and expertise:

• Very good knowledge in Microsoft Office, especially advanced MS Excel skills for financial calculations and data analysis,
• Solid working knowledge of ERP systems (preferably Oracle).
• Economic training and background in financial processes, combined with a very accurate, professional working style for both financial tasks and handling confidential information on a strict need-to-know basis.
• Strong team player and communicator & willingness to learn new tools.
• We are looking for a real allrounder with a commercial background who enjoys taking ownership of multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.

Required qualifications:

• Advanced professional qualification at DQR/EQF Level 6 (e.g. Bachelor Professional as Wirtschafts-, Industrie-, or Einkaufsfachwirt) or a practice-oriented academic bachelor’s degree in business, Industrial Engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), or Supply Chain Management preferred. Alternatively, completed commercial or technical vocational training (Ausbildung) with relevant continuing education and several years (5 years+) of hands-on experience in procurement, project controlling, or technical purchasing.

Candidate Profile:

You are dedicated, open to new topics, fluent in German and English, and enjoy working within an international team. You are highly flexible and accessible to your manager in urgent matters. You handle confidential information with discretion, are experienced with different IT systems and internet research, bring at least 5 years of relevant professional experience. A completed vocational training (Berufsausbildung) is a fundamental requirement; a university degree is welcome.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.