Procurement Specialist

For our pharmaceutical client we are looking for a

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

Start date:ASAP
End date: 19/06/17
Location: Basel

The candidate will be responsible for providing procurement support services for the customer cluster sites or the EMS Category under the TechOps Capital Procurement team. The role ensures that local needs are met (customer service). The candidate will also be responsible for soliciting proposals/quotes, contract negotiation, coordinating performance warranties and resolving problems relating to suppliers. The candidate will also align with the overall goals of and global procurement team and global internal business stakeholders to achieve cost savings and efficiencies, and perform contract negotiations and administration to be compliant, legal, and auditable.

Major Accountabilities

. Responsible for developing and performing RFx; analysing data making data driven recommendations for selected suppliers, and developing preferred contract language with new suppliers or renegotiating existing contracts in accordance with customers contract guidelines.
. Supplier selection an purchase orders/outline creation
. Analyze market development, strategies and dynamics and use insight to choose the best supply strategies
. Engage suppliers in supplier performance measurement and continuous improvement activities to drive productivity and performance
. Manage risk and supplier compliance within this category of spends; ensure supplier conformance to delivery schedule, quality policies, implement backup solutions in case of single sourced supply situations
. Ability to manage a category spend in the range of $25-$50MM USD per year and develop and drive annual cost savings goals and objectives.
. Proactively look for opportunities to increase cost efficiency in conjunction with the functional area stakeholders across clients sites to add value and reduce costs
. Coordinate and facilitate communication between suppliers and internal customers.
. Creation and analysis of spend and saving reports, support maintenance budget creation, create/update PIR in the system and improve ordering automation through catalogues.
. Ensure the purchasing end to end best in class processes to ensure performances improvement KPI
. Active participation in global and local Tenders and purchasing projects

Ideal Background

- Fluent in German and English
- University degree or similar education
- 5 years experience of working in a similar position.
- Excellent experience in SAP SRM and other enterprise applications
- Demonstrated communication skills
- Analytical, results oriented, proactive and organized
- Proved negotiation skills

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.