Key Supplier Manager:in Central Procurement

80% - 100% | Procurement / Purchasing | Zürich | Experienced professionals You enjoy shaping sustainable partnerships with key suppliers and maintaining an overview in dynamic markets. In the field of Key Market & Supplier Management, you will take on a central role in the central procurement of Zürcher Kantonalbank. As a group-wide responsible unit, we ensure the bank's supply of all goods and services necessary for a sustainable business activity. As the first point of contact for our key suppliers, you will ensure that costs, quality, and security are in harmony in procurement and supplier management, thereby making a direct contribution to the success of our bank. Your tasks • Developing procurement strategies and roadmaps in close coordination with internal specialist departments • Identifying and implementing cost optimization potentials for sustainable savings and efficiency increases • Observing and analyzing procurement markets for early detection of opportunities and risks • Monitoring and managing Service Level Agreements with our key suppliers • Conducting complex tenders with forward-looking negotiation skills up to contract conclusion, especially in the area of critical functions and outsourcing • Ensuring regulatory requirements and professional steering of processes in claims, audits, and escalations • Building and maintaining a strong network with internal and external stakeholders • Further developing processes, methods, and tools such as contract and evaluation templates, supplier dossiers, or new technologies Your profile • Completed university education, ideally in business administration, business informatics, or a comparable field; further training in strategic procurement or supply chain management is an advantage • At least 7 years of experience in strategic procurement with demonstrable successes, especially in the IT product group (ideally including financial market information), preferably in the financial industry • Very good knowledge in strategic procurement and supplier management as well as experience with complex contract negotiations • Experience in dealing with regulatory requirements and outsourcing in a regulated environment is an advantage • You score with high endurance, resilience, and commitment to performance, as well as strong assertiveness • You convince with a confident appearance, negotiation skills, and audience-appropriate communication skills • Excellent German as well as business fluent English skills Our offer • Mutual support and team spirit are highly valued by us • Exciting and diverse range of tasks with many networking opportunities throughout the entire bank • Scope for design and the opportunity to make decisions independently • Your career is important to us as an employer, and therefore we promote and accompany you on your way • Central and modern workplace with the possibility to organize your work flexibly • Promising perspectives in a stable, sustainable environment at one of the safest universal banks in the world Your contact Fatima Malik looks forward to helping you. Telephone: 044 292 30 24