Country Procurement Lead for Switzerland
Responsibility, leadership and collaboration. 🚀 As Procurement Country Lead for Switzerland, you will have line management responsibility for the local procurement team and will support their professional and personal development. In doing so, you will combine operational excellence with strategic supplier management, working closely with Production, Supply Chain, Finance and Management, and you will form part of the local site management team.
We can only consider applicants who are authorised to work in Switzerland (EU/EFTA). We only consider direct applications.
Permanent
100%
Hybrid working time after coordination
as of now
German
What we offer
You benefit from a 40-hour workweek, at least 25 days of annual leave, and a flexible working time model. In addition, you can choose how to split your working days between the office and mobile office.
Catering is very important to us, and the freshly prepared food served in our staff canteen is evidence of this for our employees.
Benefit from convenient public transport connections and ample parking facilities – for sustainable and carefree travelling.
Expand your knowledge with extensive training programmes, high-quality courses at the Coop Training Centre and a wide range of personal development opportunities such as mentoring and coaching.
Your well-being is important to us: Benefit from our health-supporting offers and exclusive employee discounts with the Coop employee discount card.
Secure your future with our exceptionally generous pension scheme, receive anniversary bonuses and attractive rewards for employee referrals. You will also receive the Coop employee discount card and we will pay two-thirds of your pension fund contributions.
Organise your working hours flexibly with part-time models and experience an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and encouraged.
Experience unforgettable moments at our company events and help to strengthen the team spirit at the company's own sports club – celebrate, exercise and socialise together.
Your tasks
- You will be responsible for defined product groups within direct materials (particularly raw materials) and, alongside your leadership role, will remain actively involved in operational and strategic Purchasing
- You will organise and manage local and group-wide tenders, negotiate contracts and conclude framework agreements in close coordination with the Group’s Category Cluster Leads
- You will ensure high data quality and transparency in Purchasing (SAP/MM)
- You will manage local Purchasing using clear KPIs (e.g. savings, contract coverage, supplier performance, data quality) and derive specific improvement measures from these
- You report directly to the Head of Procurement and play an active role in group-wide reviews, projects and initiatives
- You identify opportunities for optimisation and efficiency gains and implement these together with your team and relevant stakeholders
- Depending on the project, you will play an active role in local and international initiatives (e.g. process or system projects)
What you bring with you
- You have a university degree (e.g. in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or Agricultural Sciences) or have completed a commercial apprenticeship with relevant professional experience in Purchasing
- You have several years’ experience in operational and/or strategic Purchasing, ideally in the food industry or a regulated manufacturing environment
- You are a recognised expert in Purchasing and would like to develop your Management skills
- Initial experience in coordinating colleagues, project teams or external partners would be an advantage
- You have a good understanding of quality, certification and regulatory requirements (e.g. IFS, food law) or the motivation to familiarise yourself with these topics
- You work in a structured and analytical manner, make well-informed decisions and maintain a clear overview even in complex situations
- You have very good knowledge of SAP MM, are confident using MS Office and are familiar with procurement key performance indicators
- You communicate clearly, professionally and on an equal footing – both internally and externally – and feel at ease in an international environment
- You have a very good command of German and English
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This is what our application process looks like:
Thank you for your application! We have received your documents and will get back to you as soon as possible.
We would like to get to know you and your motivation better in the first introductory meeting – let us have a relaxed chat and find out together whether we are a good match.
In the second interview, we will get to know each other better and talk about your skills and the next steps at our company – we look forward to continuing our dialogue with you. For some positions, an assessment may still be required - if this is the case, you will be informed in good time.
Congratulations, you have won us over and we you! We are now finalising the process and look forward to welcoming you to our team soon.
