Head of Procurement Management 80 – 100 %

Head of Procurement Management 80 – 100 %

Would you like to actively shape and successfully implement the procurement structures and processes at ZHAW? Do you bring conceptual strength and communicative skills to effectively implement the procurement strategy to be developed? Then you are right with us.

Department: Finance & Services

Start date: Immediately or by arrangement

• You develop and implement a future-oriented procurement strategy for the entire organization (including departments, rectorate, and administration)
• You design the organizational form (central and decentralized procurement, shared services, governance models) in close coordination with stakeholders
• You lead and develop the procurement team – including recruitment, building structures and competencies
• You represent the procurement topic to stakeholders and communicate purposefully
• You ensure the management of procurement processes: from requirements determination through tenders and contract management to supplier management
• You optimize and standardize processes and policies in purchasing – focusing on efficiency, compliance, and sustainability
• You define requirements for procurement tools, evaluate them, and implement them
• You advise and support departments and specialist areas in all procurement matters
• You promote sustainability and innovation in procurement, e.g., through green procurement and digitalization
• Completed university degree (e.g., business administration, industrial engineering, or comparable)
• Several years of professional experience in procurement, ideally in the public sector or in complex expert organizations
• Experience in strategic and operational alignment of procurement structures and their development
• Leadership experience and enthusiasm for building and further developing teams, also in decentralized structures
• Strong communication skills and social competence in dealing with different stakeholders
• Very good knowledge of contract law, public procurement regulations (especially Swiss legislation, BöB/VöB), and compliance
• Experience in evaluating and implementing procurement tools
• Resilient leader with pronounced analytical and conceptual skills
• Negotiation-level German

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

Finance & Services (F&S) supports the departments and is responsible for finance & controlling, facility management, human resources, university library, and ICT.

In this key role, you actively shape procurement, work interdisciplinarily with departments, rectorate, and administration, and benefit from attractive employment conditions as well as flexible working models.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and leaders. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points:

Sabrina Leu

Recruiting Manager