Global Category Expert and Buyer within CAPEX (m/f/d)

workload: 100% - 3 days onsite, 2 days working from home
location: Visp (CH) with 1-2 trips per quarter to Stein (CH)
work model: Contracting

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Execute and update of overall Category Strategies
• Management of demand, supply and capacity with key suppliers and stakeholders
• Supplier Relationship Management with key partners
• Monitoring market for technological and regulatory trends
• Scanning market and internal stakeholder for identifying, analyzing and mitigating risks
• Delivering regular reports on market intelligence for lead time and prices
• Development of purchasing execution strategies for projects
• Procurement of Piping bulk material, fittings, flanges, supports, insulation, passivation, piping installation services and design
• Strategic and operational procurement tasks, including
• Definition and implementation of the procurement strategy as well as targets / department or supplier, taking into account the market situation and classification of products
• Bundling of procurement measures within the plant and in conjunction with other Lonza sites
• Preparation, conclusion and maintenance of framework agreements
• Development of action plans, relationship management with suppliers, evaluation of new suppliers and management of strategic key account (supplier) activities
• Optimization of LifeCycleCost (LCC) and reduction of material, transport, ancillary and follow-up costs
• Coordination, lead or participation in projects to further the development and improve the efficiency of technical purchasing as well as to achieve common targets
• Member of the Global Category Team for Construction, Fit-out and Automation
• Leading and responsible for large & complex RFQ packages End to End
• Responsible for weekly update of his/her packages in Procurement Management Plan (PMP)
• Supporting on medium & simple RFQ packages
• Supporting team with category specific benchmarks and costs break downs

Your Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in supply chain, business management, trade or economics
• At least 3 years pharma or biotech industry or similar environment with sterile environment (e.g. semiconductors for clean rooms)
• At least 2 years’ experience doing tendering of complex and large piping and/or mechanical packages in GMP environment for the relevant industry mentioned above
• High expertise in regional (EU and UK) and local market (DACH region) for relevant categories
• At least 2 years` experience with category management, meaning has done at least once a category strategy and implemented.
• Excellent social skills and stakeholder management
• Advanced level negotiations and contract management
• Participationg in at least one capex project from early engineering until MC or OQ/PQ
• First touching points with agile project management methods
• Procurement or supply Certifications (e.g. CIPS) is a strong advantage
• Excellent english language skills - German language skills are an advantage