For our customer located in Zurich/Switzerland we are currently looking for a: Strategic Sourcing Manager Indirect Procurement (m/f/d)
As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will have a key function and responsibilities in Procurement for a wide range of commodities, especially within the area of Indirect Services: People Services, supporting HR stakeholder.
You can work independently and will drive your own projects, but also will be able to use the synergies/buying power from Liberty Global Group Procurement Team.
Tasks & Responsibilities
- Sourcing of products and services for Indirect area at Sunrise.
- Prepare and manage tenders (RFI, RFQ, RFP) in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and align the technical, legal, and commercial specifications.
- Analyze and evaluate proposals and offers of the tenderers, negotiate commercial agreements in line with procurement processes and compliant with local and corporate standards, policies, and processes.
- Draft and negotiate frame contracts, purchasing and service agreements, and other commercial agreements.
- Creating and co-develop short-, medium- and long-term plans for the development of the category.
- Manage end-to-end projects and working together with different business Stakeholders, aligning strategy, plans and priorities.
- Define pricing models by considering all relevant cost elements (TCO), optimization of cost structures to gain substantial values for the organisation.
- Building and driving relationships with key vendors to improve pricing and quality of services.
- Become the trusted advisor for all Procurement matters within Sunrise.
- Benchmark systematically cost and delivery performance, do risk management of international and local providers, means proactive supplier management across different products and services resp. Region
Must Haves
- 4+ years or more of experience in Strategic Procurement
- experience in working in cross functional and matrix teams
- strong sourcing experience in in Indirect services
- knowledge of procurement systems and tools such as Ariba p2p, e-Sourcing, SAP
- good Project Management skills
- an analytical mind with strategic ability
- proven success in delivering competitive advantage to the business and in leading sourcing projects
- understanding of the market and suppliers of the assigned products and services
- sound data analytical skills and ability to derive actionable insights/conclusions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Nice to Haves
- Languages: Fluency (oral & written) in English, German a plus
Did we catch your interest?
The SimplyVision-Team is looking forward to receive your application (Word file is highly appreciated).
Kindly be informed that our customer is located in Switzerland. Therefore only applications from candidates within the EU or candidates holding Swiss work permission are required.