Head of Strategic & Project Procurement Real Estate

About the job

• Overall responsibility for strategic and operational purchasing.
• Further development of strategic procurement & category management for construction services (general planners, general contractors), facility management, and energy.
• Further development of purchasing with regard to a "Procurement Business Partner" approach (processes, tools, and service).
• Market observation, further development of procurement strategies, and optimization of the supplier portfolio.
• Negotiation management & contract design: Leading complex contract negotiations, concluding framework agreements to optimize conditions, and guiding the connected planners in the tendering process for work and supply services.
• Assuming procurement responsibility as a specialist and internal consultant for the integration of planner, work, and supply services within a project organization for building and civil engineering projects as well as facility management services.

• Several years of leadership and professional experience in strategic or project purchasing, especially in the field of construction services, architectural, general planner services, or facility management.
• University of applied sciences degree, further training as a purchasing manager with a federal diploma or comparable further training.
• Sound knowledge of the Swiss procurement landscape, especially SIA and KBOB standards.
• Recipient-oriented communication and negotiation skills, assertiveness, and pronounced entrepreneurial thinking.
• Good knowledge of common IT tools.
• Fluent in German, French is an advantage.

RUAG Real Estate AG is a real estate competence center and a subsidiary of RUAG MRO Holding AG. We plan and implement tailor-made space, construction, and service solutions within our own real estate portfolio at central locations in Switzerland. Our focus is on the duality of investment and operational properties, especially for special objects in the fields of aviation, defense technologies, and highly secure infrastructures. In addition, our space solutions and operator services create optimal conditions for the business success of our customers. With a holistic approach along the entire real estate lifecycle, digital solutions, and long-term customer relationships, we stand for the highest professionalism and sustainable value creation.

• Several years of leadership and professional experience in strategic or project purchasing, especially in the field of construction services, architectural, general planner services, or facility management.
• University of applied sciences degree, further training as a purchasing manager with a federal diploma or comparable further training.
• Sound knowledge of the Swiss procurement landscape, especially SIA and KBOB standards.
• Recipient-oriented communication and negotiation skills, assertiveness, and pronounced entrepreneurial thinking.
• Good knowledge of common IT tools.
• Fluent in German, French is an advantage.

• Overall responsibility for strategic and operational purchasing.
• Further development of strategic procurement & category management for construction services (general planners, general contractors), facility management, and energy.
• Further development of purchasing with regard to a "Procurement Business Partner" approach (processes, tools, and service).
• Market observation, further development of procurement strategies, and optimization of the supplier portfolio.
• Negotiation management & contract design: Leading complex contract negotiations, concluding framework agreements to optimize conditions, and guiding the connected planners in the tendering process for work and supply services.
• Assuming procurement responsibility as a specialist and internal consultant for the integration of planner, work, and supply services within a project organization for building and civil engineering projects as well as facility management services.