Procurement Specialist Rail transport & Services (m/f/d), Dudelange

Tasks

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

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.