Strategic Project Buyer (m/f/d)
q.ant
Accounting & Finance
Stuttgart, Germany
Strategic Project Buyer (m/f/d)
Your mission
As Strategic Project Buyer (m/f/d), you are the catalyst transforming procurement from a transactional function into a high-impact strategic engine. You will sit at the intersection of breakthrough R&D and industrial scalability, ensuring ourtechnological leadership is backed by a resilient, future-proof supply chain. By proactively engaging with engineering teams and global suppliers, you will secure the innovation and cost-optimization necessary to translate Q.ANT’s photonic visioninto market-ready reality.
Your Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing Architecture: Analyze needs and develop sophisticated sourcing strategies aligned with business goals and long-term category planning.
Supply Chain Resilience: Drive proactive risk management through second-source strategies, frame agreements, and supplier stewardship to secure critical goods and services.
Innovation & NPI Integration: Ensure seamless new product introductions (NPI) by bridging engineering requirements and supplier capabilities within the Product Development Process.
Lateral Leadership: Operate as the connective tissue across R&D, Finance, Project Management, Production, and Quality – coordinating complex interfaces without formal authority and driving cross-functional alignment.
High-Stakes Negotiation: Design and execute advanced negotiation strategies with full authority to secure optimal terms with global partners.
Strategic Market Intelligence: Build and apply deep market insights into semiconductor and electronics supply markets to anticipate bottlenecks, identify opportunities, and inform make-or-buy decisions.
Your profile
Educational Foundation: Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field.
Industry Expertise: Minimum 5 years in procurement functions; experience in high-tech, semiconductor, computing, or advanced manufacturing is a strong advantage.
Ownership Mindset: High degree of accountability with a focus on proactive risk management and solution-finding.
Technical Literacy: Working knowledge of optics, semiconductors, and electronics to translate requirements into commercial action.
Collaborative Drive: Proven track record of building trust across functions and with external partners. You lead through influence, not hierarchy.
Analytical Toolset: Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office to manage complex procurement data and workflows.
Language: Fluent English required; German or another European language is a strong advantage.
Why us?
We hire for attitude and train for skills.
We encourage self responsibility and accelerate professional development.
We move fast and encourage experimentation.
You have the opportunity to be part of developing breakthrough photonic computing technology and have a lasting impact on the future of computing.
You can be part of a passionate international, highly skilled cross functional team.
You will have access to the founders of the company.