Being accountable to design, structure and animate category panel of vendors / service providers and other business partners in order to reach Hager Groups objectives regarding quality, costs, lead time, compliance and sustainable criteria.
Directing commercial negotiations.
Organizing and driving market benchmark, competition (Call-for-Tenders) and selection process with multi-domain stakeholders.
Promoting collaboration between Hager’s businesses (Engineering, R&D, Solution Development…) to find synergies and negotiate aggregated volumes for commercial benefits.
Reporting achievements in purchasing roadmaps for assigned spend categories and overseeing the execution of initiatives.
Accomplishing a high-level performance within a culture of collaboration, whilst focusing on process standardization, implementation of best practices and compliance.
Driving the deployment of environmental, social and corporate governance (SCG) requirements.

Academic degree or relevant Industrial / business management / information technology / engineering education.
A minimum of 7 years’ experience of purchasing.
Operational and technical savvy – potentially related to Consultancy, Project Management, Agile Methodology in Digital environments.
Demonstrated ability to navigate and collaborate across departments, businesses, geographies and disciplines.
Strong presence and interpersonal skills, with the drive to build effective partnerships with key internal stakeholders, vendors / service providers and other business partners.
Proven negotiation skills with understanding of contractual negotiation, development, and local regulations.
Fluent proficiency in English, skills in German and/or French language are a plus.
Knowledge of SAP and SAP ARIBA is a plus.

Personalized onboarding experience program designed to make your first days smooth.
Opportunities to learn and grow through Hager Group's awarded Hi University.
Internal career opportunities, over 25% of our recruitments are through internal mobility.
An international working environment in an exciting and growing industry.
Welcome on board! We developed a groupwide onboarding program for new employees.
We offer a food allowance for lunch in our canteen (depending on location).
In addition: free drinks, company medical care, health days.
Fun factor: regional holiday programs for employees' children.
Guaranteed salary development: The collective agreements for the chemical, metal and electrical industries guarantee salary development in line with the industry.
Thinking about tomorrow today: We offer a company pension plan.
For all who want more: We offer individual personnel development programs.
Time to recover: 30 days leave per year.
Regular employee events ensure the exchange beyond the own department.

Senior Category Sourcing Manager, Professional Services

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