Employment type
Contract
Industry
Banking
Area
Procurement
Location
Zurich
Remote from abroad?
No
Home office?
40%
Contract duration
12 months with option of extension
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Tasks and responsibilities
- Creation and maintenance of purchasing suppliers in the procurement platform
- Independent sourcing, evaluation, and negotiation of prices and offers up to a defined monetary threshold, as well as handling small to medium-sized procurements
- Operational review, preparation, approval, and execution of contracts
- Review, processing, and completion of purchase orders, and digital release to suppliers (SAP SRM/e-Shop)
- Responding to questions about purchase orders from internal stakeholders and suppliers
- Helpdesk and company-wide operational purchasing support
- Operational management of the various buying channels/tools, including purchasing catalogues
- Training and maintenance of knowledge/processes related to the ordering process and procurement platforms
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Must-have criteria
- Initial work experience, preferably in procurement of indirect spend categories (preferably in the financial industry)
- Independent and structured working style, proactive and a team player
- Negotiation skills (internal and external)
- Sociable, communicative, and open-minded personality
- Resilient and versatile personality
- Loyal and discreet
- IT affinity, particularly strong MS Office skills
- Holistic process thinking. Structured, analytical approach
- Very good verbal and written communication skills in German and good in English (B2+)
- Completed (preferably commercial) basic education and possibly undergoing further training or studies
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Nice-to-have criteria
- Completed studies, preferably in business administration, economics, business law, logistics, supply chain, or similar fields
- Courses/training in procurement (e.g., procure.ch or similar)
- Experience with SAP
- Work experience or affinity in one of the following areas: procurement (indirect spend categories, logistics/procurement, supply chain)
- Experience in inside sales (software/hardware) or with cloud and licensing models
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Contract duration
12 months with option of extension
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Language requirements
- German (C1+)
- English (C1+)
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