Technology Purchasing & Contracting Administrator overseeing computer purchasing and vendor management for the State of Vermont. Collaborating with agencies to enhance state operations through IT procurement strategies.
About the role
- Local Procurement Specialist managing procurement activities at Landis+Gyr. Supporting strategic procurement projects and supplier management in EMEA region.
Responsibilities
- Represent the procurement organization in assigned projects and support/execute all strategic procurement activities of each project, under the direct supervision of the Local Procurement managers.
- Carry out price and value analysis.
- Initiation and accompaniment of optimization processes as well as basics i.e. for "external / self-reference" - deliver decisions.
- Assessment and clarification of logistical tasks (e.g. bottleneck situations).
- Assessment of delivery flexibility and reliability as well as assessment of the innovative ability of suppliers.
- Assessment of technical and organizational production possibilities based on the required quality.
- Assessment of the ability to integrate into the supply chain and the information technology connection.
- Assess the prospects of business relationships.
- Assisting on the decision about accepting new suppliers in alignment with Global Procurement HQ and Local managers.
- Establish and support suppliers.
- Development and adaptation of procedures for supplier evaluation.
- Clarify technical and logistical questions (e.g. quality of execution, raw materials, materials and services) taking into account business management aspects.
- Obtaining and evaluating offers, also for special solutions.
- Negotiate price adjustments.
- Compare delivery terms, quantities and prices.
- Clarify quality issues in cooperation with the other departments, prepare technical documents, such as requirement specifications, commercially and coordinate them with other departments.
- Negotiating delivery conditions (quantities, prices, dates, logistics) with domestic and foreign suppliers in a foreign language according to target specifications.
- Conclusion of individual contracts and framework agreements, also under foreign law, within a specified financial framework.
- Collaboration in internal projects and close cooperation with strategic procurement at HQ Switzerland.
- Assist on reaching the MPV (Savings KPI) values agreed in the budget / forecast.
- Assisting on the supplier audits to be carried out and the annual supplier management.
- Observation of market developments in order to find the strategically most optimal source of supply for current and future projects.
- The task includes the analysis of procurement markets based on trade fair and supplier visits, tenders and technical documents.
- Recognize trends in the markets and assess opportunities and risks.
- Deriving / developing procurement strategies.
- Observe the development of new providers, new technologies and the procurement strategies of competitors for the assigned procurement area.
- Close cooperation with operational logistics to create forecast plans and supplier budget files.
- Routine day-to-day business such as SAP approvals, creation of statistics and evaluations, preparation and evaluation of requests for quotations.
- Price negotiations and contracts in consultation with Local Procurement Managers and Global Procurement HQ and the commercial department.
- Co-Responsible for the procurement department plus the material fields of Electronic manufacturing and E-Components.
- Co-Responsible for Indirect Materials.
- Compliance with specified parameters such as MPV/PCO/ESG.
Requirements
- Technical Business studies with a focus on SCM, logistics, procurement, economics.
- Several years of professional experience in procurement preferred but not essential.
- Experience in project work, also on educational level.
- Advanced use of English language.
- Advanced use of MS Powerpoint.
- Expert use of MS Excel.
- SAP knowledge.
- Cooperation with foreign suppliers.
- Technical product knowledge.
- Basic knowledge of contract law.
- Negotiation skills.
- Results oriented.
- Able to make decisions.
- Analytical skills.
- Planning and organizational skills.
- Strategic thinking.
- Customer focus.
Benefits
- We value and encourage diversity in our team.
- This position is open to all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background.
- We're committed to shaping a better future for everyone.
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