We are currently seeking a Strategic Buyer to join our procurement team.
Department: Operations
Expected start date: January 1, 2025 or by mutual agreement
Key Responsibilities:
* Foster strong relationships with business units, supply chain leaders, value chain VPs, plant/production directors, and R&D directors to ensure their expectations are met and provide access to other decision makers for procurement teams in the markets and plants.
* Develop in-depth knowledge of the supply base industry (industry analysis, supply analysis, and segmentation, sourcing choice).
* Develop, align with business, and implement sourcing strategies.
* Conduct demand analysis with local stakeholders.
* Monitor and report procurement performance within sub-category.
* Proactively manage threats/risks and balance with opportunities/potentials.
* Support Commodity Managers in procurement topics and represent them on site.
* Provide minimum target annual savings through cost reductions, cost avoidance, and operational improvements.
* Identify ways to penetrate spend and provide processes and expertise to impact that spend.
* Conduct RFI/RFP/RFQ and perform evaluation.
* Prepare supplier selection.
* Negotiate and prepare contracts.
* Perform supplier management and supplier development activities on higher-level initiatives and optimization plans.
* Ensure overall supplier compliance and realize supplier liability management.
* Cost Management: Negotiate the lowest total cost of ownership for assigned suppliers. Achieve saving targets according to sourcing strategy. Define and manage business partner, strategic, and key supplier relationships to best meet business needs. Accountable for identifying, implementing, and tracking continuous improvement initiatives at selected suppliers.
* Product lifecycle management/New Product Development: Support and participate in new product development teams as assigned, ensuring early supplier involvement and participation in phase-out/engineering change activities.
* Bruker Supplier Management/Supplier Performance Evaluation: Responsible for achieving improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and service.
Requirements:
* Successfully completed studies in logistics, procurement, engineering sciences, or a related field.
* Experience in procurement.
* Strong teamwork skills as an integral part of your personality.
* Proficient in MS Office and SAP.
* Excellent German language skills, both written and spoken.
* Good English language skills are an advantage.
What We Offer:
* Home office possibility with 40.5 hours per week.
* A future-oriented and diverse company with modern workplaces.
* At least five weeks of holiday and additional days off.
* Free parking garage on the company premises.
* Cost absorption of the SBB Half-Fare Card.
* Good social benefits and insurance.
* Diverse opportunities for further development in Switzerland and globally.
* Promotion of health and sports with various initiatives and an in-house fitness studio.
* Work location with a local recreation area (Greifensee).
* Our staff restaurant 'Food Spin' with freshly prepared menus and buffet every day.
Please note that international travel of 20% per year is mandatory for this position.
Help us create innovation with integrity. We look forward to receiving your online application.
Please note that we only accept online applications. Attachments must not exceed 5 MB per file.
We do not accept profiles submitted through agencies.