- Location
- Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Operations
- Seniority
- Manager
- Source
- Workday
Description
Welcome!
Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities!
Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you!
Thanks for your interest in working on our team!
We are looking for a talented Procurement Manager to join our team in Saint-Blaise and contribute to the industrialization and production of our atomic clock products.
If you want to be a part of our growing company that is driven by innovation and is focused on building a future together with our employees, don’t miss this opportunity!
Principal duties and responsibilities
- Drive cost reduction, price, and contract negotiation, and Component/Supplier Selection Process for electronic components together with Global Component Engineering (GCE) and the different R&D sites.
- Define commodity strategies, preferred/strategic suppliers, and supplier strategies
- Negotiation of Volume Purchase Agreements (VPAs), long-term Price Books and step pricing.
- Negotiation of best logistics (lead time, VMI or buffer stocks) and quality T&C´s in line with the requirements of ADVA and our CM´s.
- Build relationships with the key decision-makers of our suppliers
- Trend scouting of market, product, technology, and supplier trend.
- Install an early warning system about potential material shortages, increases in lead time and allocation situations
- Close cooperation with different R&D sites globally.
- Early involvement and collaboration in Product Development Projects to assure components with the best cost/performance ratio are selected and availability for pre-release and series production is guaranteed.
- Drive component and supplier rationalization.
- Supporting Product Line Management in driving costs reductions (Design-to-cost/manufacturability/test/innovation and material cost reduction)
- Management of Escalations in case of material shortages, allocation
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).
Knowledge, skills and experience required
- degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Business Administration with strong technical understanding
- Experience in Telecom/Networking Industry and/or Electronic
- Deep understanding of the IC industry (FPGAs, ASSP, CPLDs, etc.)
- 3 – 5 years of work experience
- Very good analytical as well as communication skills
- business-fluent English
- great negotiation skills
- Team Player, ability to work under pressure, reliability, mobility
Please include the following in your application: CV, motivation letter, copy of diplomas and work certificates.
