Experienced Buyer 80-100% (all)

About the job

Become part of our team, pitch in and help shape the energy future with us! We are an integrated energy service provider of the Canton of Aargau. We achieve our goals with competent employees who actively participate in the continuous improvement process. We give freedom, trust each other, and treat each other with appreciation.

• Development, implementation, and continuous improvement of category strategies within the assigned categories
• Coordination, creation, execution, and responsibility of procurements within and outside the scope of the public procurement law IVöB
• Close cooperation with relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Conducting contract and price negotiations
• Identification, qualification, and development of suppliers, including supplier evaluations
• Participation in the development and optimization of purchasing processes and structures as well as other cross-departmental projects (e.g., material master data)
• Monitoring and controlling relevant KPIs in purchasing
• Handling the entire operational procurement process: requirements determination in coordination with stakeholders, inquiry, ordering, deadline tracking including escalation in case of delay, goods receipt monitoring, invoice verification and approval within the assigned categories
• Handling complaints in cooperation with the requirement holders and suppliers

• Completed further training as a purchasing manager with a federal diploma or equivalent is a plus
• Many years of experience in purchasing, especially in the strategic area
• Further training as a specialist in public procurement or several years of experience in public procurement is a plus
• Confident handling of ERP systems, ideally with SAP S4/Hana and digital procurement platforms
• Fluent German skills in spoken and written form, additional languages are an advantage