Buyer

Approach People Recruitment

  • Boudry, Neuenburg
  • Unbefristet
  • Vollzeit
  • 1 Monat her
Buyer (m/f/d) – Neuenburg, Switzerland
The company is a worldwide partner for advanced automation solutions. They are committed to delivering the best assembly systems and all needed services throughout their product’s entire life cycle. With their extensive engineering know-how, complex process expertise, scalable platforms, and lifelong support they are driving lasting success for their clients businesses.Your main tasksEssential Duties & Responsibilities:
In this role you will ensure the SRM follow-up (Scoring Business Review, Performance Reporting...), on a dedicated supplier family, direct and indirect purchases.
  • Be the main point of contact for supplier interactions
  • Lead and participate in negotiation sessions with suppliers
  • Prepare, implement, and verify compliance of appropriate contracts
  • Perform data analysis on suppliers, market, costs, prices of goods and services of suppliers using available data
  • Assess risks and align with project managers on acceptable risk levels
  • Carry out periodic supplier audits/assessments and visits, and provide feedback to purchasing managers
  • Optimize and improve purchasing processes
  • Based on dedicated KPIs, carry out regular activity reporting
Your profile
Education and experience:
  • Purchasing background with initial experience in purchasing (industrial purchasing an asset)
Languages:
  • Excellent knowledge of German (C1 minimum), good knowledge of English (B2 minimum), knowledge of French advantageous
Qualities:
  • Excellent knowledge of ERP (SAP an advantage) and MSOffice tools
  • Excellent negotiation and communication skills
  • Methodical, analytical, and organized
  • Ability to take initiative, and set priorities
  • Ability to work both as part of a team, and independently to achieve common goals
  • Ability to develop profitable solutions with external partners
  • Open-mindedness
What they offer
  • The opportunity to take on a variety of challenges and to participate in the continuous improvement of an international company focused on the market and customer satisfaction in a constantly changing technical environment
  • The opportunity to work in multi- disciplinary teams
  • Possibilities to progress within a company that is attentive to the continuous training needs of its employees
  • An international, modern, multicultural, friendly, and dynamic environment

Approach People Recruitment