Supply Chain and Procurement Associate (f/m/d)

at  Digital Realty

YOUR PROFILE

• Vocational degree in a commercial field (e.g. Real Estate AGent, Industrial Clerk, Retail Dealer)
• 2+ years of experience in purchasing, preferred of technical products and services in the data center area or building services engineering
• Experienced with audits and the MS Office applications
• Skilled in contract law and knowledge in working with relvant KPI’s
• Good communication skills with a proactive way of working and confident with negotiations
• Fluent in English; German is an advantage

A BIT ABOUT US

Digital Realty is the leading provider of carrier and cloud neutral data centre services by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 28 countries on 6 continents. We’ve 3,500+ colleagues around the world who work together, come up with life-changing solutions and create connections that matter every day.

As a Supply Chain & Procurement Associate (f/m/d), you will support the entire local procurement and supply chain management process with administrative and operational tasks. In this role, you will support the provision of supplies and services in the right quantities and use your negotiating skills to help reduce purchasing costs in Switzerland. You will ensure the quality of suppliers by comparing quality with internal standards through regular checks.
In addition, you will support the commercial handling of the entire ordering process, auditing, complaints processing and collection costs as well as the processing and maintenance of product and supplier information. Participation in international key account projects in cooperation with internal departments and responsibility for maintaining the local procurement document management system round off your area of responsibility.