Beschreibung
Operational Buyer - Indirect vacancy for our Valais based client in the pharmaceutical sector.Your experience/skills:
- 5+ years of experience as an Operational Buyer or in a similar role with practice in Operational Procurement and Purchasing of indirect goods, services and CAPEX
- Capability of managing suppliers and carrying out low value negotiations including influencing suppliers to achieve best outcome
- Sound knowledge of SAP ERP and SAP Ariba in purchasing or procurement and of MS Office as well as familiarity with carrying out 3-Bids and a buy via SAP or Ariba
- Customer service mindset along with strong analytical capability and problem solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to get along with associates as well as strength in sharing information and knowledge with others across teams and functions
- University degree or equivalent in Business, Economics, Engineering, Procurement or Supply Chain
- Languages: English, fluent in written and spoken
Your tasks:
- Leading competitive bid process per applicable policy and execute RFx market interventions while leading supplier negotiations for low value contracts
Ensuring contracts and purchasing orders are assigned to relevant preferred suppliers and placing purchase orders, obtaining order confirmations and expediting orders to ensure on-time delivery
- Maintaining relevant data fields in SAP such as delivery dates and supplier order
confirmations
Monitoring and tracking supplier performance and raising issues with strategic buyers or category managers
- Fostering and providing technical advice to the use of e-catalogue (Ariba) and other approved
buying channels which generate automation - Assisting in training and supervising new joiners and junior colleagues
Start:
Duration: 12MM+
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Ref.Nr.: BH16971
Does this spark your interest? Then take the next step by sending us your CV as a Word document and a contact telephone number on which you are reachable during working hours.
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As a preferred recruitment agency for Swiss banks, international insurances, finance service providers, software and pharma companies, we acquire exciting positions since 1998 in Zurich, Bern, Basel and other regions in Switzerland every day.
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