Head of Strategic Purchasing Medical Products (a) 100%

Workplace: Hirslanden Corporate Office | Home Office 
Start date: by arrangement 
Type of employment: Permanent 
Reference number: 74234 
 
 
Hirslanden stands for first-class, responsible and individual healthcare that puts people at the centre. From birth to old age and from prevention to cure – anytime, physically and digitally – the Hirslanden Group, together with private and public cooperation partners, focuses on the further development of the "Continuum of Care".
 
Our focus is not only on the well-being of our patients but also on that of our employees.

Head of Strategic Purchasing Medical Products (a) 100%

Head of Strategic Purchasing Medical Products (a) 100%

YOUR TASKS

• Professional and personnel management, development and empowerment of a team of strategic purchasers responsible for various medical specialist and product groups
• Overall responsibility for the strategic orientation and further development of the purchasing of medical products and pharmaceuticals as well as for the definition and implementation of group-wide product group, product and supplier strategies
• Active management and standardisation of the product and supplier portfolio with the aim of sustainably combining medical quality, supply security, cost-effectiveness and regulatory requirements
• Identification, evaluation and consistent realisation of savings and value creation potentials as well as management of relevant purchasing KPIs and strategic initiatives
• Conducting complex contract, price and condition negotiations with national and international industry partners as well as building and managing strategically relevant supplier relationships
• Close cooperation with clinic management, doctors, pharmacies, medical departments, supply chain and other functions of the Corporate Office
• Leading cross-departmental projects, committees and decision-making processes
• Ensuring legally and regulatory compliant procurement taking into account Swiss therapeutic products legislation, medical device regulation as well as relevant transparency, compliance and governance requirements

YOUR PROFILE

• Completed studies in medical, economic or comparable fields, ideally supplemented by further training in purchasing or supply chain management
• Several years of solid experience in strategic purchasing with proven responsibility for complex product groups (ideally in healthcare as well as in medical technology, medical products or pharmaceutical environment)
• Several years of leadership experience and the ability to develop employees in a goal-oriented manner, delegate responsibility and sustainably develop a high-performance team
• Strong negotiation and closing skills, entrepreneurial thinking as well as a confident and binding manner towards medical, commercial and external stakeholders at different hierarchy levels
• High analytical and conceptual competence, strong affinity for numbers and data as well as the ability to structure complex issues, prepare decisions and consistently implement changes
• Very good German and English skills as well as confident handling of SAP, MS Office and data-based control and reporting tools, French skills are an advantage

Are you ready to get started in an innovative environment?
With us, you can fully develop your strengths, know-how and skills. On your first day at work, we warmly welcome you and ensure that you feel comfortable with us from the very beginning.

Already in the first week, you can benefit from many advantages:

• Varied menus in our staff restaurant at a preferential price
• Fitness 24/7: Free access to our fitness room (including lunchtime courses)
• Free employee counselling: For your well-being – whether for professional questions, private challenges or simply to gain new perspectives
• More than 5 weeks of holiday within our Leisure Plus programme – for the perfect work-life balance

And many more exciting benefits can be found here !

For additional information, Alain Zimmitti (Head of Procurement & Supply Chain Management) is happy to assist you at alain.zimmitti@hirslanden.ch. Livia Camenisch looks forward to receiving your complete online application.

Please note that we cannot consider paper dossiers (which will not be returned) or applications by e-mail. Please apply exclusively online via this tool.

The Hirslanden Group is the largest medical network in Switzerland. The group comprises 16 clinics in 9 cantons. It also operates 5 outpatient surgery centres, 18 radiology and 6 radiotherapy institutes. The group employs 11,025 staff.