Rapperswil SG
Head Supply Chain & Operations Graf Group 100% (m/f/d)
- 03 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
About the job
Graf + Cie AG, a world-leading supplier of carding and combing machine clothing for short and long staple spinning as well as for producers and machine manufacturers of textile composites (nonwovens), is a subsidiary of the Rieter Group. Headquartered in Rapperswil, Switzerland, Graf offers added value to its customers through highly developed industry knowledge, innovative solutions, excellent after-sales services, and a global presence. The company’s core competencies lie in the manufacture of flexible top clothing, all-steel clothing for carding and combing machines, expertise in metallurgy, and precise steel processing. Graf’s high manufacturing depth is the foundation for the outstanding quality of its products and services.
Head Supply Chain & Operations Graf Group 100% (m/f/d)
In this key position, you are responsible for the strategic and operational development of the global supply chain of the Graf Group. You design efficient, cross-site processes and ensure optimal coordination of procurement, production planning, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory management. Together with your teams and relevant interfaces, you make a significant contribution to the competitiveness and sustainable development of the corporate group.
Your main tasks and responsibilities
- Supply Chain Strategy: Development and implementation of the global supply chain strategy as well as continuous optimisation and standardisation of group-wide processes and structures.
- Production & Operations: Overall responsibility for cross-site production focusing on productivity, quality, delivery capability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Production Planning & S&OP: Cross-site management of sales, material requirements, production, and capacity planning as well as ensuring optimal resource utilisation.
- Engineering & Process Development: Leadership and establishment of production engineering as well as continuous optimisation of manufacturing technologies, production processes, and technical standards.
- Strategic Purchasing & Supplier Management: Further development of the procurement strategy, optimisation of the supplier structure, establishment of strategic partnerships, and management of contract and condition negotiations.
- Logistics & Inventory Management: Optimisation of international material flows and stock levels considering supply security, delivery capability, and capital commitment.
- Continuous Cost Leadership: Identification and implementation of sustainable cost, productivity, and efficiency improvement measures as CCL Leader of the Graf Group.
- Digitalisation & Performance Management: Further development of ERP-supported planning and control processes as well as definition and monitoring of relevant key figures for continuous performance improvement.
- Leadership & Organisational Development: Personnel and professional leadership as well as further development of teams in supply chain, production, and engineering. Promotion of performance-oriented and cross-site collaboration.
- Management & Collaboration: Active shaping of strategic and operational corporate development as a member of the management team and close cooperation with relevant corporate areas.
Your profile
- You are an experienced leader with a strong strategic and operational understanding of industrial supply chains. You combine analytical thinking with a pragmatic hands-on mentality and know how to align international teams and different corporate areas towards common goals.
- Education: Completed technical or business degree with further training in supply chain management, production, or operations management.
- Leadership and industry experience: Several years of leadership experience in an internationally active manufacturing company, ideally with responsibility for supply chain, production, and engineering.
- Expertise: Profound knowledge in production management, S&OP, production and capacity planning, strategic purchasing, as well as logistics and inventory management.
- Operational Excellence: Experience in optimising industrial processes, change management, and implementing sustainable cost and efficiency improvements.
- Entrepreneurial competence: Strong analytical and business acumen, high result orientation, and experience with ERP systems and data-driven decision-making processes.
- Leadership & Communication: Convincing leadership personality with high social competence, willingness to change, and the ability to lead teams through transformation processes. Fluent in German and English.
Our promises
- Membership in the management team: A responsible key position with comprehensive leadership and result responsibility for supply chain, production, and engineering.
- Global responsibility: Management and further development of the supply chain in close cooperation with our production sites in Switzerland, China, and the Czech Republic.
- High scope for design: The opportunity to actively shape processes, structures, and cross-departmental collaboration and implement sustainable improvements.
- Attractive employment conditions: An established industrial company with short decision-making paths, a committed team, and contemporary employment conditions.
Anke Haugner-Matthes
Head HR Graf Group
GRAF + CIE AG
Bildaustrasse 6
8640 Rapperswil
www.graf-companies.com
If you appreciate an exciting and versatile area of activity and possess the qualifications mentioned above, we look forward to receiving your online application.
