Technical Buyer with ambitions for Give Steel A/S in Brande

• Are you an energetic and goal-oriented purchaser who possesses good commercial sense?
• Do you have solid technical understanding, and are you passionate about purchasing, negotiation and development?
• Would you like to learn steel procurement from some of Denmark's most experienced purchasers of structural steel – and gradually take over the responsibility as one of Give Steel's primary steel buyers?

Then you now have the opportunity for an exciting newly created position as Technical Buyer at our client Give Steel A/S in Brande.

Give Steel A/S has established itself as a leading producer of steel structures. The company is growing in all areas with a particular focus on large Northern European construction projects and today supplies some of Scandinavia/Northern Europe’s largest employers.

At Give Steel, high ambitions go hand in hand with a culture characterized by influence and freedom under responsibility. Employees have the opportunity to shape development and work on exciting, challenging tasks.

Technical Buyer with a willingness to take on responsibility and development As a technical buyer you will be based in Brande. You will report directly to the Purchasing Manager and become part of an experienced procurement team of six employees. You will work with some of Denmark's most experienced buyers of structural steel and learn everything worth knowing about steel procurement in depth.

From day one you will have close professional sparring with the current steel buyers and accompany them to mills, wholesalers and suppliers. As you build the necessary knowledge, you will gradually assume strategic and operational purchasing responsibilities.

The purchasing department buys hundreds of millions annually. You will have the opportunity to influence both the department's strategic development and the continued optimization of processes, systems and warehouse conditions.

Give Steel processes up to 54,000 tons of steel per year and buys structural steel from European wholesalers and rolling mills. Small price differences per ton have a large financial impact when purchases are for projects of several thousand tons. You will play a central role at the intersection of project managers, sales, production and suppliers and ensure that quality, price and delivery are aligned.

Your primary tasks will be to

• Manage the strategic and operational procurement of structural steel
• Negotiate daily prices, framework orders and purchasing agreements with wholesalers and steel mills and eventually take over responsibility for annual price negotiations and annual agreements
• Establish, maintain and renegotiate purchasing agreements – both within steel and related categories such as galvanizing, welding wire, grating, guard rails and subcontracting services
• Create an overview of the project pipeline and upcoming purchasing needs and prioritize purchases in close collaboration with project managers, production and warehouse
• Follow market developments and ensure the sales department has updated steel prices as a basis for offers
• Develop and streamline purchasing processes through increased systematization and digitization
• Build knowledge about ESG and translate it into concrete commercial choices in collaboration with suppliers

With good commercial acumen and strong negotiation skills you will succeed You will likely come from a position in purchasing, sales or project procurement in the steel, metal or another technical industry. The key is that you are a skilled negotiator, possess good commercial sense, and understand the relationship between price formation, volume and timing.

We expect that you

• Have solid experience with purchasing, sales or project procurement, preferably from a production- or project-oriented company
• Have good technical understanding and preferably experience reading technical drawings
• Have experience with purchasing steel or motivation to build strong specialist knowledge in the area
• Have solid IT skills, including experience with Excel and ERP systems
• You communicate professionally in Danish and English with suppliers in Scandinavia and the rest of Europe

As a person you are self-assured and can build the necessary professional and commercial weight with wholesalers and mills. You maintain an overview when several projects demand your attention at the same time, and you can prioritize in a daily life where needs change.

You are curious and development-oriented. You like to learn from experienced specialists, but also bring your own experience into play and contribute ideas for better processes and ways of working. At the same time you communicate naturally with project managers, salespeople, colleagues in production and decision-makers at suppliers.

The company offers At Give Steel A/S you will become part of a family-owned, solutions- and development-oriented company with an informal tone and good collegiality. The company has a flat structure, dynamism and a short path to action.

You will have an exciting and varied daily life in an environment with a continuous focus on employee development and well-being. You will have responsibility, flexibility and influence, and you will encounter openness in the company to share knowledge and help each other achieve goals.

You will start well with a structured onboarding program and close sparring with experienced steel buyers. Thereafter you will have a clear development path toward taking responsibility for the entire purchasing process as one of the company’s primary steel buyers.

Modern growth company with focus on CO₂ reduction and social responsibility Give Steel A/S is one of Northern Europe’s leading suppliers of steel structures for the construction industry. Since 2003 the company has grown to more than 500 employees. The company’s main domicile and production are located in Brande, while sales and engineering are in Frichsparken in Aarhus, and the BIM & Structural Design department in Poland.

Give Steel's steel structures are used in both public and private construction, including data centers, logistics centers, industrial buildings, commercial construction and projects with environmental certifications.

All structures are produced in Brande in a high-tech production environment with a focus on structural optimization and CO₂ reduction. In recent years more than DKK 200 million has been invested in production, raw materials, sales and digital tools.

Under the ambition WeGrowPeople the company works on developing its employees both professionally and personally at all levels of the organization.

The company has committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is also behind GROW and the Social Sustainability Calculator, which is a tool to document the social value of apprenticeships and social employment.

Internationally, the company has been awarded for several structural designs and has received several prizes for its social efforts. Read more about Give Steel: Give Steel A/S - a leading producer of steel structures and Give Steel A/S | LinkedIn .

For concrete projects see: https://givesteel.com/referencer/ .

Has the position sparked your interest? We look forward to receiving your motivated CV, describing your relevant competencies and your motivation to apply for the position. Application is not required.

We wish to fill the position as soon as possible and will conduct ongoing interviews. The recruitment process ends when we have found the right candidate, so please send your CV today.

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Senior Recruiter Christina Smedegaard at tel. 4280 1050 or by email [email protected] .

We look forward to hearing from you!