Stadler: Contract Manager Procurement

About the job

Stadler offers diverse opportunities for an international career. At Stadler, you get the chance to grow beyond yourself, take on responsibility, and deliver outstanding performance in a team. We are looking for motivated talents who want to shape the future of mobility with us. Are you ready to achieve great things with us?

• Leading the further development and implementation of contract standards and governance requirements
• Assessment and management of legal issues in the procurement environment
• Conducting complex contract negotiations with international suppliers (including structuring and negotiating framework agreements with strategic suppliers)
• Analysis and implementation of regulatory requirements (e.g. CRA, Data Act) in contract documents
• Translating complex customer contract requirements into robust and scalable supplier contracts
• Ensuring overall contractual consistency including risk allocation and commercial optimisation along the supply chain
• Cross-functional management of contractual matters with engineering, purchasing, and project management
• Support for claim and dispute issues with suppliers
• Working in an international, highly regulated rail vehicle industry environment with direct impact on project risks, costs, and supplier performance
• Shaping digitalisation (including use and further development of Legal AI) and standardisation of contract processes

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree from a university of applied sciences/university in business law or legal sciences with relevant professional experience of at least 8 years in contract management / procurement / legal
• Proven experience in international contract negotiations and dealing with complex industrial supply chains (e.g. rail, plant engineering)
• Professional experience in the Swiss legal system
• Assertiveness and negotiation skills at senior level
• Decisiveness and high resilience in critical situations
• Confident stakeholder management, even in escalation situations
• Ability to translate technical requirements into reliable contract structures
• Fluent German and English skills for negotiation

• Financial subsidies for ZVV or SBB subscription and fitness subscription
• Support for further training opportunities (financially or with part-time options)
• Catering options in the Migros canteen

Borhan Bas
HR Business Partner
+41 79 581 03 55