Group Procurement Manager Rail Services (m/w/d) 80-100% — FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali)

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SBB | SBB Cargo International: Group Procurement Manager Rail Services (m/f/d) 80-100% - - - SBB Cargo International is the market leader on the north-south axis in European rail freight transport. Thanks to our more than 1,000 employees in Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and France, we run around 550 trains every week from the North Sea ports to Italy and back. In doing so, we are shifting thousands of net tons from the road to rail and making an active contribution to greater climate protection. In order to further professionalize the purchasing of transport services across the group, we are creating a new key function within our Sales & Marketing department. As Group Procurement Manager, you are responsible for the strategic purchasing of rail-related services and make a significant contribution to the competitiveness and profitability of our company. To complement our sales team, we are looking for someone immediately or by appointment for our headquarters in Olten: Group Procurement Manager Rail Services (m/f/d) 80-100%

Your tasks

As Group Procurement Manager, you develop and are responsible for the group-wide purchasing strategy for rail-based transport services. You analyze procurement markets, identify synergy and optimization potential and develop product group strategies that strengthen the long-term competitiveness of our company. You plan and carry out national and international tenders, compare offers and negotiate framework and individual contracts with our partner railways and other service providers. You ensure that economic, legal and quality requirements are met at all times. Together with our specialist departments and international subsidiaries, you will build professional supplier management. You further develop strategic partnerships, carry out supplier evaluations and initiate measures to continuously improve quality, costs and performance. With your strong analytical understanding, you control risks in the supply chain, carry out cost and benchmark analyzes and identify savings potential along the entire value chain. You will work closely with Sales, Operations and our international subsidiaries and actively shape group-wide purchasing.

Your profile

You have completed a degree in business administration, industrial engineering, logistics, transport or comparable training. You also have several years of professional experience in strategic purchasing, ideally in the rail, logistics or mobility environment. You have experience in conducting complex tenders as well as in demanding contract and price negotiations. You quickly analyze economic relationships and make well-founded decisions with regard to quality, costs and long-term partnerships. You work in a structured, independent manner and with a high level of initiative. Your strengths include communication skills, negotiation skills and assertiveness, as well as entrepreneurial thinking and the ability to bring together different interests. You have very good written and spoken German and English skills. Knowledge of Italian, French or Dutch is an advantage due to our international environment. You enjoy occasional trips within Europe.

Contact

Interested? Valerie Muff, HR Business Partner ([email protected]) will be happy to provide you with further information. Please apply online via our website. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications by post or email. We do not accept dossiers from recruiters for this position.