Procurement Specialist Real Estate 80 - 100% (f/m/d)

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy Real Estate Function supports & manages all properties globally. The areas include portfolio management, site selection, workplace, facility maintenance & management, project delivery and financials.

Join our team as our Procurement Specialist - Real Estate (Switzerland), responsible for Source-to-Pay process. 
 
You will be managing the end-to-end SCM process; being responsible from project initiation, supplier sourcing, and procurement through contract execution, as well as goods and or services receipt, project evaluation and closure, optimizing costs, timelines and quality for successful project outcomes.
 
Take the next step in your career and join our motivated team! We are looking forward to receiving your application.

How you'll make an impact

• Planning & Requirement gathering, including collaborating with stakeholders to define project objective, scope, timeline, procurement needs, specific requirements for goods, services or contractors, quality standards and other essential criteria etc

• Supplier Sourcing & Prequalification, conducting market research to identify service providers who can meet the project’s specific requirements. Supplier evaluation and prequalification; ensuring clear communication regarding expectations and deliverables

• Manage the end to end procure to pay process (RFP/RFQ; proposal evaluation including technical specifications, service requirements, timelines and expected costs; manage the bid process, ensuring transparency and compliance with Hitachi Energy procurement policy; bid evaluation & proposal analysis; vendor creation; PR/PO issuance; goods/services receipt coordination; invoice matching, payment processing)

• Manage the full contract lifecycle (contract drafting & negotiation, execution, monitoring and compliance, amendment and adjustment, final deliverables & closeout, post project evaluation)

• Track agreed costs against actual payments. Responsible for the communication with vendors and suppliers regarding all aspects of the invoicing process

• Ensures regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, issue resolution, project procurement tracking, progress reporting etc

• Lead, drive and practice highest standards of health, safety and environment to ensure a safe working environment led by Real Estate are undertaken with all necessary safety control measures to mitigate and eliminate hazards/risks

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business administration, or related fields, at least 5 years plus working experience in Real Estate and/or facility related fields

• Experience managing industrial property projects under different contractual models is an advantage

• Strong background in project management, contract negotiation, source to pay process 

• Good knowledge of MS-Office and SAP/Ariba

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, resilient, independent, reliable, proactive and team player, collaborative, dynamic and can adapt to change

• Language requirements: fluent in German and English

More about us

Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.