Senior Procurement Specialist

Job Description

We are looking for our Monthey site, a

Senior Procurement Specialist

Reporting to the Supply Chain department, the incumbent will be responsible for direct procurement of raw materials (bulk and packaged flows) as well as indirect purchases.

Your profile

· Commercial or technical training (CFC), ideally complemented by higher education in purchasing, logistics or supply chain (federal certificate, ES, HES) or equivalent experience.

· Proven experience of at least 5 years in raw material procurement, preferably in the industrial sector, with good command of supplier relations and operational negotiation (deadlines, deliveries, transport).

· Knowledge of procurement techniques and strategies and stock management.

· Awareness of EHS requirements and handling of hazardous materials (safety data sheets, transport of dangerous goods).

· Basic financial knowledge and ERP experience, ideally SAP MM.

· French and English language skills, German is an asset.

· Ability to coordinate and unite a team, with potential to evolve into a Team Leader role.

· Rigorous, autonomous and solution-oriented, with good priority management and excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Your responsibilities

Raw material purchasing and supplier management

· Analyse needs, initiate purchase requests and ensure daily follow-up of ongoing orders.

• Negotiate with suppliers the execution of orders: acceleration or postponement of deliveries, transport changes.

• Manage the different supply flows (bulk, packaged).

• Evaluate suppliers, monitor lead-times and analyse delivery delays, and drive improvement plans.

Indirect purchasing

· Manage indirect purchases: enter purchase requests in SAP or other company systems, request quotes if necessary and resolve billing deviations with the buyer and provider.

Quality, EHS, audits and complaints

• Integrate EHS requirements into procurement: packaging, connection and transport.

· Collaborate with the Quality department for customer and supplier audits.

• Handle supplier complaints, ensure follow-up and organise returns if applicable.

• Document procedures in company systems and ensure they are up to date and applicable.

Indicators and systems

· Analyse KPIs and prepare periodic activity reports.

• Ensure SAP always reflects the current status (orders, stocks, deadlines).

• Key user for the SAP MM module.

Interactions and projects

· Interact with the central purchasing department, which negotiates prices and conditions and converts purchase requests into orders.

• Collaborate with Production Planning, Logistics, Warehouse, Production, Purchasing, Finance, Quality, EHS and site partners.

• Contribute to continuous improvement projects of procurement processes and flows between suppliers, Supply Chain and the production site.

Interested candidates are requested to apply online by sending their complete file (CV and cover letter, diplomas and work certificates).

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