Operational Buyer Subcontracting & Indirect Procurement (m/f/d)

Introduction

Are you an experienced purchasing professional, do you think analytically and maintain an overview even in a dynamic environment? Do you enjoy negotiating, maintain sustainable supplier relationships and ensure that procurement processes function smoothly?

Then an exciting challenge awaits you in the area of Subcontracting & Indirect Procurement, where you can contribute your purchasing experience, optimize processes and actively help shape the further development of purchasing.

Tasks

• Operational Purchasing: You are responsible for operational procurement in the field of subcontracting and ensure a reliable supply.
• Quotation Management: You request offers, check and compare them and create a sound basis for decision-making.
• Negotiations & Analyses: You conduct price negotiations, analyze markets and prices and identify potential savings.
• Supplier Management: You look after existing suppliers, maintain partnership-based relationships and expand them in a targeted manner.
• Order Processing: You monitor orders, order confirmations and delivery dates and ensure timely procurement.
• Interface Management: You work closely with the Sales, Planning, Production and Logistics departments.
• Process Optimization: You question existing processes and contribute ideas for increasing efficiency and further developing procurement.
• Complaint Management: You process delivery problems and complaints and find pragmatic, sustainable solutions.
• Project Participation: You support projects in the area of Indirect Procurement and Subcontracting and gradually take on further responsibility, including in the procurement for seasonal promotions such as advent calendars.
• Bottleneck Management: In the event of supply bottlenecks, you coordinate the next steps, prioritize measures and ensure solution-oriented escalation.

Profile

• A commercial or technical basic training, ideally supplemented by further training in purchasing or Supply Chain Management.
• Several years of professional experience in operational purchasing, preferably in subcontracting, in industry or in a comparable procurement environment.
• Sound experience in quotation processing, pricing, supplier support and in negotiations.
• A strong understanding of numbers as well as an analytical, structured and fact-based way of working.
• A high degree of personal responsibility and the ability to maintain an overview even under high workloads.
• Flexibility, resilience and the willingness to adapt to changes and new structures.
• Clear, professional communication and enjoyment of working with different internal and external contact persons.
• A pragmatic, solution-oriented personality who actively approaches challenges and remains calm even in demanding situations.

Benefits

• Responsibility with Impact: You take on a central role in operational procurement and actively contribute to supply security.
• Scope for Design: You can question processes, initiate optimizations and contribute your ideas.
• Varied Tasks: A versatile combination of operational purchasing, negotiations, analyses and project work awaits you.
• Further Development: You will have the opportunity to develop professionally and help shape purchasing in an exciting phase of change.
• Teamwork: You work closely with the purchasing team and various specialist departments.
• Attractive Salary Framework: An annual salary of around CHF 100'000 is provided for this function at a workload of 100 %.

Contact Information

Do you want to use your purchasing experience in a targeted way, take on responsibility and also maintain an overview in a dynamic environment? Then we look forward to getting to know you!
If you have further questions about this job advertisement (Reference: JN -102026-1194235), please contact Filipa Videira at +41 58 233 20 00.

About Us

Adecco is the market leader for personnel solutions in Switzerland and worldwide. Every day, our teams in our around 50 locations throughout Switzerland ensure the best match between candidates and customers in different professional fields and industries.

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