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Operational Buyer - Pharmaceutical

Lieu de travail Visp, Switzerland
Secteurs Pharmaceutique & Life Sciences
Type d'emploi contrat
Un salaire Negociable
Référence BBBH137863

Operational Buyer


Experis IT is Europe's leading IT recruitment agency. We are dedicated to connecting talented individuals with Business opportunities across a number of professional sectors, with IT being at the heart of our operations.


For one of our clients, we are looking for an experienced Operational Buyer with proven experience in the pharmaceutical industry.


This is a one year contracting position starting in June 2021.


Responsibilities:

  • Review and validate Purchase Requisition for indirect products/services & CAPEX (where relevant) for several sites
  • Lead competitive bid process (per applicable policy) and/or execute RFx market interventions
  • Lead supplier negotiations for low value contracts with supplier
  • Ensure contracts and Purchase orders are assigned to relevant preferred suppliers (if possible)
  • Place Purchase Orders, obtain order confirmations and expedite orders to ensure on-time delivery for several sites
  • Maintain relevant data fields in SAP (e.g., delivery dates and supplier order confirmations)
  • Manage non-conformance, rejections & returns with suppliers and Quality Assurance and Quality Control
  • Monitor & track supplier performance and raise issues with strategic buyers and/or category managers
  • Drive and support the use of e-catalogue (Ariba) and other approved buying channels which generate automation
  • Train new joiners and junior colleagues
  • Supervise more junior colleagues in the team
  • Respond to AP enquiries
  • Perform other duties as assigned


Must Haves:

  • Customer service mindset and ability to manage several priorities simultaneously
  • Positive attitude with a willingness to learn new skill sets
  • Deep general knowledge of general business practices
  • Experience and knowledge of both Operational Procurement and Purchasing of indirect goods/services and CAPEX (e.g. Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order Process)
  • Experience of carrying out 3-Bids and a buy via SAP and/or Ariba
  • Experience of managing suppliers and carrying out low value negotiations
  • Able to persuade and influence suppliers to achieve best outcome
  • Hands on experience of using SAP ERP and SAP Ariba in a purchasing/procurement role
  • Hands on experience of using Microsoft Office


Location: Visp
Start Date: 01.06.2021
End date: 01.06.2022
Workload: 100%

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