Strategic Procurement Specialist Indirect Procurement — Denner AG
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
Behind the scenes in indirect procurement, ensuring our store runs smoothly?
Welcome to our winning team.
You'll negotiate smart, optimize costs, and make performance transparent.
- Behind the scenes in indirect procurement, ensuring our store runs smoothly?
- Welcome to our winning team.
- As a business partner to the requisitioners in all procurement and negotiation matters, advise and accompany
- Identify and realize optimization opportunities within self-led procurement initiatives
- Completed degree or diploma: in business administration, supplemented by a procurement specialization
Main responsibilities
- As a business partner to the requisitioners in all procurement and negotiation matters, advise and accompany
- Identify and realize optimization opportunities within self-led procurement initiatives
- Develop and further develop strategies for the managed categories
- Ensure professional supplier management and continuously optimize the supplier portfolio Manage and monitor contracts
- Manage stakeholders and work in cross-functional teams with various committees, departments, and specialists Requirements
- At least 5 years of work experience: in a related function
- In-depth procurement experience in various categories, with a focus on procurements in the logistics and store fit-out sector (e.g., facilities and technical services)
- In-depth understanding of strategic procurement Developed negotiation skills
- Confident and convincing presence in front of various groups German (negotiation secure) English (of advantage) What we offer
- Part of the Migros Group: Strong, detail-oriented brand under the Migros Group umbrella
Key requirements
- Completed degree or diploma: in business administration, supplemented by a procurement specialization
Application process
- Application & Contact Sarah Schwery HR Business Partner
- Recruitment Process Initial candidate selection The received applications are continuously evaluated, a preliminary selection is created, and handed over to the management for viewing.
- Interview with HR & Department The interview is conducted with the competent person from HR and/or the department, both virtually and in person.
- Primarily, it's about acquiring information on personal and professional competence and giving both parties the opportunity to assess the cultural fit to the company and team. Duration until response: Up to three weeks
- Case Presentation Interview Specific technical knowledge is checked using a case or other assessment instruments.
- After evaluation, the result is presented to the management and discussed together.
- Usually, the team is also present at the presentation.
- In general, the conversations are led by the superior person without a representative from HR. Duration until response: Up to three weeks
Contacts
- The decision on further processing or exit from the recruitment process is communicated via phone or email. Duration until response: Up to three weeks
Additional details
- Ensure professional supplier management and continuously optimize the supplier portfolio Manage and monitor contracts
- Manage stakeholders and work in cross-functional teams with various committees, departments, and specialists
- In-depth understanding of strategic procurement Developed negotiation skills
- Confident and convincing presence in front of various groups German (negotiation secure) English (of advantage)
- The decision on further processing or exit from the recruitment process is communicated via phone or email. Duration until response: Up to three weeks
- Primarily, it's about acquiring information on personal and professional competence and giving both parties the opportunity to assess the cultural fit to the company and team.
- In general, the conversations are led by the superior person without a representative from HR.
- After agreement, the contract creation is commissioned and sent by post.
- Note for Personnel Service Providers For this position, we only consider direct applications.
Notes and original content
- for Personnel Service Providers For this position, we only consider direct applications.
- Responsibilities
- Ensure professional supplier management and continuously optimize the supplier portfolio
- Manage and monitor contracts
- Requirements
- In-depth understanding of strategic procurement
- Developed negotiation skills
- Confident and convincing presence in front of various groups
- German (negotiation secure)
- English (of advantage)
Questions about this listing
What salary does Denner AG offer for this role?
Denner AG lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Denner AG offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Denner AG during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Denner AG?
Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to Denner AG's original listing at jobs.migros.ch, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.
