QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION
- Able to lead sourcing actions in order to develop competitive solutions for a broad customer and industry range
- Able to lead standard strategic sourcing processes such as cost benchmark analysis, RFQs, supplier negotiation, supplier qualification
- Able to lead cost reduction actions and take initiative to minimize potential risks with the suppliers.
- Understand and implement concepts and strategies for cost optimization
- Develop, implement and lead the Sourcing strategies to implement Supply Chain optimization potentials.
- Able to work in close relationship to procurement delivery team to review and manage the supplier base to ensure consistency with the sourcing strategy.
- Able to work in close relationship with internal / external stakeholder.
- Ensure commercial, legal, and contractual compliances in all the Sourcing transactions.
- Able to evaluate and lead supplier’s performances based on cost, quality, service, availability, reliability, etc
- Ensuring that optimized TCO (cost, quality, availability) are assured in product and business creation and through their full life cycle
Responsibilities / Challenges
- Responsible for RFQs on supplier side and sustain the high service level for sourcing optimization in terms of cost, quality and time.
- Works as an interface with the procurement and sales team.
- Develops new solutions for customer requirements using products and services provided by Angst+Pfister
- Lead controlling team and activities .
- Lead all new RFQs and Contractual projects : Perform performance review with suppliers to drive continuous improvements.
Education
- Engineering Diploma, Bachelor or Master Degree
- Commercial further education is an asset
Professional Experience
- Leading Procurement, Sourcing activities
- Industrial background
Knowledge
- Supply Chain Management Knowledge
- Procurement @ knowledge
- Excellent Negotiation skills
- Knowledge of MS Office
Personality
- Good communicator
- Analytic thinking
- Customer oriented
- Proactive
- Self-driven & reliable
- Team-player
Language
- Must Fluent English skills (written & oral)
- Italian or German would be an asset