Strategic Buyer
Stadt Bern
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:11 December 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join our team in strategic procurement for the city administration. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with a focus on sustainability.
Tasks
- Manage strategic sourcing of goods, services, and materials.
- Conduct public tenders for assigned product groups.
- Lead cross-departmental projects like process optimization.
Skills
- Several years of experience in strategic procurement, including public procurement law.
- Strong customer orientation and efficient working style.
- Proficient in digital procurement tools and MS Office, especially Excel.
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Activities
- Strategic procurement of goods, consumables, and services taking into account the public procurement law for the city administration as well as external customers according to the Logistics Bern ordinance
- Conducting public tenders for the assigned product groups
- Proactive and independent work in the areas of product group, supplier, and stakeholder management
- Assistance in building and developing the new purchasing organization
- Collaboration and leadership in cross-departmental projects and processes, e.g., in sustainable procurement, process optimization, benchmarking, risk management, or cost analysis
Profile
- Several years of experience in strategic procurement (including public procurement law)
- Higher vocational (university of applied sciences) degree in business administration or equivalent qualification including additional training (at least or similar) to the federal diploma as a purchasing specialist or equivalent
- High service and customer orientation, precise, efficient, and responsible way of working
- Confident handling of digital procurement tools and proficient use of MS Office applications (especially Excel analysis)
- Strong communication skills and negotiation skills in dealing with internal and external stakeholders
