Strategic Buyer

Founded in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Manpower is a leading international human resources company. Located in 75 countries worldwide, with over 3’000 branches, Manpower responds to the needs of its 400’000 customers.

Specialists in the recruitment and selection of permanent and temporary personnel in various economic sectors, we have been existing in Switzerland for over 60 years with more than 300 employees in more than 40 branches.

For an important company, we are looking for the following profile:
**Your mission**
- Suggest and select new suppliers
- Negotiate contracts and order purchasing conditions
- Identify suppliers for specific components or materials
- Send RFQ for benchmarking and check competitiveness of suppliers
- Propose cost reduction activites or items
- Actively support and collaborate with other depts for special products, projects
- Manage non conformities of incoming goods and agreeing with suppliers terms and conditions for the replacement of the goods, collaborting with quality department
- Monitor inventory level in order to reach inventory turn goals and collaborate on annual inventory with suppliers

OPERATIVE TASK:

- Purchasing goods and materials within a defined supplier list
- Monitor delivery terms, immediately communicating discepancies and updating systems
- Supporting Master Data creation
- Collaborate with Finance department in checking invoices from suppliers

**Your profile**
- Commercial education and technical background;
- Previous experience as strategic buyer (at least 5 years) ideally with wiring and electronics material;
- Effective negotiation and communication skills;
- Proactive and goal oriented attitude;
- Italian mother tongue, fluent English and a third Swiss language as a must.

**Interested?**
PLEASE REGISTER YOURSELF AND UPLOAD YOUR CV AT OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE: WWW.MANPOWER.CH, IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION.