St. Gallen
Purchasing Manager (m/f/d)
- 13 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- CHF 97 500 - 110 500 /year
- English (Fluent), German (Native language)
- 9000 St. Gallen
About the job
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Purchasing Manager (m/f/d)
Salary - CHF97,500 - 110,500An established company operates in the steel and metal sector. As an experienced recruitment partner in this industry, we know the most exciting employers. If you want to learn more about the company and the position, apply now.
Role:
In this responsible leadership position, you will lead a four-person purchasing team and shape both the strategic and operational procurement. You analyse international markets, optimise purchasing processes, and ensure economical and reliable material supply.
Responsibilities:
You are responsible for the professional and personnel management of a four-person purchasing team and promote its development.
You develop procurement strategies and ensure economical material supply considering demand, delivery dates, and inventory levels.
You conduct price and contract negotiations with national and international suppliers and agree on economical purchasing conditions.
You analyse international procurement markets, monitor price developments, and derive appropriate measures to minimise risks.
You manage and develop strategic supplier relationships and review their quality, cost-effectiveness, and delivery reliability.
You coordinate collaboration between purchasing, sales, production, and logistics and ensure demand-oriented material supply.
You optimise purchasing processes and internal workflows and continuously develop relevant key figures and data quality.
Qualifications:
You have advanced training or education in purchasing or business administration, for example as a purchasing specialist with a federal certificate, purchasing manager with a federal diploma, or a certified business economist HF.
You bring several years of professional experience in purchasing as well as leadership experience, ideally from an industrial, manufacturing, or trade-oriented company.
You have sound knowledge of international procurement and strategic supplier management.
You are familiar with market analyses, price developments, and the assessment of procurement risks.
You bring practical experience with Incoterms as well as international import and customs processes.
You convince through entrepreneurial thinking, negotiation skills, leadership strength, initiative, as well as an independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style.
You have fluent German and English language skills.
Benefits:
- Interesting and varied tasks/projects
- Well-coordinated and dynamic team
- Comfortable office with modern infrastructure
- Flexible working hours
- Good transport connections and accessibility
- Attractive training and development opportunities
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