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

Since 1946, the CFL has been an integral part of Luxembourg’s landscape and history.

With more than 1,000 passenger and freight trains running daily on the national rail network, the CFL plays a vital role, now more than ever, in the development of the Grand Duchy and the Greater Region.

As a reliable partner for its customers in Luxembourg and the Greater Region, our group makes all its know-how and logistical expertise available to stakeholders in the national economy and across the Greater Region.

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.