Procurement Specialist Rail transport & Services (m/f)

Your Mission:

In close cooperation with the sales and operational dpt you will be in charge of :

-Negotiate partnerships with recurrent subcontractors for rail traction, yard and terminal operations.
-Carry out subcontracting purchases
-Establish the specifications for negotiation (price expectations but also service level and operational process)
-Monitor the operational and financial performance of subcontractors
-Set up and update supplier or product databases
-Managing daily price requests
-Steering of contracts and regular review of KPIs, performance and volumes

Technical & finance analysis to :

-Ensure balancing of demand and capacity to optimize quality of service, run costs and enable acquisition of new traffic/customers
-Develop budgetary analyses to defend the investments to allow the evolution of capacities (Budget) in coherence with the forecasts
-Analyze and anticipate changes in available capacity and related to costs and find appropriate solutions
-Analyze the impact of capacity losses (e.g. train paths due to works) and define customer priorities in agreement with the Head of Sales

Your Profile:

-You have a university degree in purchase or similar
-You have at least 2 years similar experience in a similar position. A previous experience in purchasing of technical or industrial environment is mandatory. Experience in transport would be an advantage
-You are fluent in French, English (German would be an advantage).
-You are a gifted communicator and you have strong negotiation skills.
-You have the ability to set the right priorities and to solve problems.
-Team spirit, initiative and flexibility are part of your strengths and the willingness to learn in a technically environment.
-Leader by nature, you will be encouraged to make proposals
-You have an excellent knowledge of using the standard MS Office applications, BI and AI.