Category Buyer

Purpose of Role:
Following the guidelines and processes provided by the Global Purchasing Group, Category Manager will be responsible for:
 

• Secure and leading the Supplier Management supported by the Project Procurement and Purchasing Controlling
• Negotiate pricing, terms and contracts for Production Material with supply base
• Execute supplier Analysis and looking for new suppliers including develop and release new suppliers for the responsible category
• Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals and supplier agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of terms
• Manages, and monitors procurement reporting systems to meet company requirements and cost reduction targets
• Reviewing purchase order and contracts for conformance to company policy and procedures
• Periodically monitoring of supplier performance and develops improvement strategies.
• Periodically reporting of price trends of raw material such as direct material and initiate hedging
• Market analysis and timely recognition of trends and areas of activities
• Execute value analysis in serial phases
• Support international Purchasing department to accomplish company goals.
• Must be able to travel domestically and international mandatory
• Support by supplier selection and audit for new potential suppliers related to the category for localization or globalization of the procurement strategy
• Development and implementation for strategies
• Risk Management
• Support of the improvements of their processes and systems
• Supporting project and product management through product development after pre series

Education and Experience:

• Up to 5 years of experience in an operations multi-functional purchasing department
• Engineer or business education (advanced degree preferred)
• Experience in vacuum industry preferred

Qualification

• Project and strategical Experience
• Physical resilience
• Negotiation skills
• Analytical and conceptual skills
• Team player / social competence
• Flexibility
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills in English and German
• Good analytical problem solving ability
• < >Technical skills
• Project Management

Arbeitsort

9469 Haag (Schweiz, Rheintal)

Haag (Schweiz, Rheintal)

9469

Haag (Schweiz, Rheintal)