Overview
Bruker empowers scientists to make groundbreaking discoveries and develop innovative applications that enhance human life. Our high-performance scientific instruments and analytical solutions enable researchers to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular, and microscopic levels. Collaborating closely with our customers, Bruker drives innovation, productivity, and customer success in life science molecular and cell biology research, applied and pharma applications, microscopy and nanoanalysis, industrial applications, preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics research, proteomics and multiomics, spatial and single-cell biology, functional structural and condensate biology, and clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics.
Towards this goal, more than 9,500 employees work together at over 90 locations worldwide. We continue to expand our product range, leveraging our extensive base of installed systems and strong reputation among customers.
As a leading analytical instrumentation company, we are committed to meeting our customers' needs and developing cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions for today's complex analytical challenges.
We are seeking a Strategic Buyer to join our procurement team.
Responsibilities:
* Foster strong relationships with business units, supply chain leaders, value chain VPs, plant/production directors, and R&D directors to ensure their expectations are met and provide access to other decision-makers for procurement teams in markets and plants.
* Develop in-depth knowledge about the supply base industry, including industry analysis, supply analysis, and segmentation.
* Design, align, and implement sourcing strategies.
* Conduct demand analysis with local stakeholders.
* Track and report procurement performance within sub-categories.
* Actively manage risks and opportunities.
* Support Commodity Managers in procurement topics and represent them on-site.
* Achieve minimum target annual savings through cost reductions, cost avoidance, and operational improvements.
* Identify ways to penetrate spend and provide processes and expertise to impact that spend.
* Conduct RFI/RFP/RFQ and perform evaluations.
* Prepare supplier selections.
* Establish supplier relationship management.
* Negotiate and prepare contracts.
* Perform supplier management and development activities on higher-level initiatives and optimization plans.
* Evaluate supplier overall compliance and realize supplier liability management.
* Cost Management: Negotiate the lowest total cost of ownership for assigned suppliers. Achieve saving targets according to sourcing strategy.
* Product Lifecycle Management/New Product Development: Support and participate in new product development teams as assigned, ensuring early supplier involvement and participating in phase-out/engineering change activities.
* Bruker Supplier Management/Supplier Performance Evaluation: Accountable for achieving improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and service.
Requirements:
* Completed studies in logistics, procurement, engineering sciences, or a related field.
* Experience in procurement.
* Strong teamwork skills as an integral part of your personality.
* Proficient in MS Office and SAP.
* Excellent German language skills, both written and spoken.
* Good English language skills are an advantage.
What We Offer:
1. Home office possibility with 40.5 hours per week.
2. Future-oriented and diverse company with modern workplaces.
3. At least five weeks of holiday and additional days off.
4. Free parking garage on the company premises.
5. Cost absorption of the SBB Half-Fare Card.
6. Good social benefits and insurance.
7. Diverse opportunities for further development in Switzerland and globally.
8. Promotion of health and sports with various initiatives and an in-house fitness studio.
9. Work location with local recreation area (Greifensee).
10. Our staff restaurant