Commodity Manager (all genders)

Commodity Manager (all genders)

🚀 Challenge the Impossible

About Beyond Gravity

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Beyond Gravity is not your typical space company. We're a unique blend of agility, speed, and innovation, fusing a start-up mindset with decades of industry expertise and a track record of 100% mission success. Our dynamic team of over 1800 professionals, spread across 14 locations in seven countries, is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible. We're not just building crucial products for the satellites, launchers and semiconductor industry, we’re helping to improve life on earth.

Your Mission

• Develop and implement global sourcing strategies for assigned spend categories
• Contribute to and implement short- and long-term Make or Buy (MoB) strategies Establishment and application of aligned procurement processes, sustainable supplier assessments (existing) and candidate, development and qualification of an efficient and compliant supplier base
• Proactively manage the suppliers to help improve the performance of the supply base in terms of quality, delivery, cost and cash flow
• Act as a responsive business partner to the programs with responsibility for the assigned direct materials and early supplier integration in the development process
• Commodity Group management including supplier performance and risk management
• Define and manage the supplier portfolio for the assigned commodity groups
• Conduct annual price negotiations and conclude agreements and framework contracts
• Supporting project tenders with price estimates and early supplier involvement for the key components
• Coordination with & providing functional leadership towards project lead buyers & project buyers within the commodity team
• Coordination and consolidation of global spend across all sites, lifting synergies for the assigned commodity groups ▪ Continuously optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) and drive savings initiatives ▪ Support of selected Subcontracting activities and contracts
• Acts and leads according to the Company’s Values and Code of Conduct, and drives process development within the function
• Act as a change agent within own organization as well as towards main stakeholders
• Most important output
• Active Management of Preferred Supplier Portfolio on a global scale
• Supporting Make-or-Buy decisions
• Early Procurement & Supplier integrated Product Development ▪ High Supplier Delivery Performance
• High Supplier Quality Performance
• PPV savings > 5% ▪ VAVE (Value Added Value Engineering) savings > 5% co-owned with Engineering

Your Story

• Technical education on BSs or MSc level combined with economic know-how, e.g. studies Business & Engineering, Supply Chain Management
• 5+ years in-depth strategic and operational sourcing experience with a solid working knowledge of global supply base management as well as supplier development and quality
• Solid experience from Strategic Procurement in a project-based industry
• Demonstrated work experience on category management
• Global Sourcing Experience in US, EU and Asia as well as in Best Cost Country and spend relocation activities
• Strong analytical skills (risk based) and focus on the essential facts
• Sensible and emphatic communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Deep understanding of the extended value stream flows on a global scale
• Willingness to travel internationally
• Hands-on team player

🌌Are you ready for lift-off?

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. Propel your career to new heights by applying before 01/07/2024. We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.

For questions regarding the position, please contact: Achim Artner | +431801992175 | E-Mail schreiben

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: Stefan Hunger | | E-Mail schreiben

Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.

Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.

Zürich Flughafen, ZH, CH