Procurement Manager General Services (80-100%)

About the job

Electricity moves our lives. And we move electricity. Every day, we commit ourselves to ensuring network-side supply security in Switzerland. On behalf of Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, our employees ensure a powerful and reliable electricity grid.

For our Procurement Team at our headquarters in Aarau, we are looking for, starting immediately or by arrangement, a

Procurement Manager General Services (80-100%) - 1490

Ensuring electricity in Switzerland

• In this exciting role, you take responsibility for procurement in the area of General Services and represent this topic as an ambassador within purchasing and across departments. As a Procurement Manager, you are responsible for your product groups and ensure close coordination with internal stakeholders to achieve the jointly defined strategic and operational goals. Your further tasks include:
• Design and manage category management in various product groups of general services – from strategic orientation to operational implementation
• Plan, coordinate, and support procurements in the area of General Services and, if necessary, in the ICT area – according to public procurement law (BöB/VöB) and our internal guidelines
• Work closely with project managers and specialist departments – review and optimize requirements together and ensure timely, market-appropriate, and high-quality procurement
• Shape the standardization and optimization of tenders
• Analyze procurement markets – identify opportunities, risks, and trends to ensure supply security and cost efficiency in the long term
• Develop and implement effective procurement strategies – in close exchange with our specialists and with a view to market and industry developments
• Manage and optimize the supplier portfolio – evaluate performance, risks, and market changes to sustainably secure quality, deadlines, and costs
• Be responsible for claim management – in close cooperation with the legal department and relevant stakeholders
• Drive the further development and implementation of sustainable procurement in the area of general services
• Actively shape the further development of Procurement & Claim Management – e.g., by initiating or leading development projects focusing on resilience, cost-effectiveness, and digitalization

That’s how you make a difference

For this position, we are looking for a committed personality with pronounced analytical, conceptual, and communication skills to successfully master complex and interconnected tasks. Team spirit is important to you, and even in hectic situations, you keep a clear head. You approach conflicts constructively and set priorities in the interest of projects and the company. In addition, you bring the following:

• Technical or business administration basic training
• Several years of experience in the procurement of services and general goods, including contract design and negotiations
• Confident appearance, high resilience, and strong communication skills; persuasion and assertiveness are among your core competencies
• Structured working method with a strong analytical-conceptual mindset and clear solution orientation
• Experience in creating procurement strategies and knowledge of procurement law (BöB/VöB) are advantageous
• Knowledge regarding sustainability and experience in supplier management would be a plus
• Knowledge of SAP and the modules for purchasing (SAP S4 and Ariba) are advantageous
• Very good German skills; additional French or English skills are a plus

How we inspire you

We offer you varied and exciting tasks in a company unique to Switzerland and a modern working environment in close proximity to Aarau train station. In addition, you benefit from the following perks:

• Independent work with flexible working hours (42 hours per week) including up to 50% home office possibilities
• 25-30 working days of vacation as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension fund
• Opportunities for professional development
• Financial and/or time support for internal or external training
• Competitive salary and reward for good performance

About us

Our purchasing team offers you a dynamic, motivated environment and a portfolio of tasks with great scope for design in a central interface function. With your procurement know-how and pronounced initiative, you set effective impulses and actively drive the further development of the team as well as the entire Procurement & Claim Management department.

Contact person

If interested, Daniela Toth looks forward to receiving your complete application documents via the career portal.