Group Leader Procurement

Bern, Switzerland \| 80-100% (job sharing possible) Your contribution <br /> • Personnel and technical leadership of a multi-member team of procurement specialists • Independent execution of complex procurement procedures in all types of procedures above and below the WTO threshold (WTO tenders, invitation and negotiated procedures) as well as advising the demand holders • Preparation of tender documents, conducting evaluations and leading price and contract negotiations • Management of supplier and contract management, permanent optimization of procurement processes in cooperation with the central procurement office of the Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics • Participation in cross-organizational projects <br /> What makes you unique <br /> • Business administration training (HF/FH) and several years of professional experience, preferably in public procurement • High degree of independence, initiative, organizational and communication skills as well as pronounced qualities in personnel leadership • Knowledge of the procurement procedures and processes of the Confederation, negotiation skills and assertiveness • Experience in dealing with challenges of procurement in the IT sector • Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills as well as a high degree of service and customer orientation • Good active knowledge of two official languages in spoken and written form as well as passive knowledge of the third official language <br /> In a nutshell The Procurement Group is the competence center for all procurement projects or their strategic and operational processing in the labor market/unemployment insurance service area. It bears responsibility for the correct and legally compliant processing of procurement transactions, obtains offers, conducts WTO tenders, negotiates or coordinates negotiation rounds and prepares the contracts What we offer <br /> • Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model of Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population. • Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives. • Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health. All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html) <br /> The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the federal competence center for all core issues of economic and labor market policy and belongs to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF). It promotes international market opening for goods, services and investments. To reduce poverty, SECO is engaged in economic development cooperation. It plans economic and trade policy measures for the benefit of developing countries, Eastern European and Central Asian countries as well as the new member states of the European Union (EU). Additional information Please apply via our application management system (complete dossier with cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas). To do so, click on <<Apply now>>. Questions about the position Christian Hannes Müller +41 58 46 31247