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Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, CTC is a specialist life‑sciences recruitment organisation. We place specialist talent into contract and permanent positions in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices and CRO industries.
Piping Category Specialist and Buyer (GMP) – 6883 ASH
Our client, a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients, both in the chemical and biotechnology sectors, is recruiting for a talented
Piping Category Specialist and Buyer for a 12 months contract to be based in Visp, Switzerland.
The Piping Global Category Expert manages the procurement category management activities investment projects and coordinates with Capex Lead buyers and Piping Subject Matter Expert (SME) with the planning and execution of projects.
Main Responsibilities:
Execute and update of overall Category Strategies
Management of demand, supply and capacity with key suppliers and takeholders
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 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
Qualifications and Experience:
Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required
Preferably Engineering by training
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
Hybrid (3 days onsite with 2 days home office)
Nice to Have
Speaks German
Experience working in Switzerland in Pharma or Capex
Participate in at least one capex project from early engineering until MC or OQ/PQ
Experience with claims
Experience in agile project management methods
Advanced level in contract management
Advanced degree in supply chain, business management, trade or economics
Procurement or supply Certifications (e.g. CIPS)
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