Zürich
Procurement Specialist
- 22 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
Permanent position
School Office
Do you enjoy procurement, like working with SAP, and want to actively improve processes with your expertise? Are you confident in negotiating with suppliers, think analytically, and consistently implement optimisations?
Then you are exactly right for the school and office supplies administration. We are looking for a committed and proactive individual to strengthen and further develop our procurement expertise from 1 April 2027 or by arrangement.
Tasks
- You create and analyse purchasing, inventory, and supplier evaluations, derive improvement measures from them, and actively develop our procurement processes.
- You control and optimise procurement and disposition parameters as well as master and transaction data in SAP, ensuring high data quality.
- You are responsible for the operational procurement and disposition of the material groups assigned to you and ensure economical and timely availability of goods.
- You manage suppliers, obtain and compare offers, conduct price and condition negotiations, and monitor delivery dates, quality, and agreed conditions.
- You take on smaller projects or subprojects in purchasing, SAP, and process optimisation and support our commercial apprentices in purchasing as a trainer.
Profile
- Further training in procurement, supply chain management, or a comparable field (federal specialist certificate and CAS, MAS, or comparable qualification)
- Several years of professional experience in procurement and supplier management as well as in disposition and price and condition negotiations
- Solid SAP knowledge and good understanding of digital procurement, disposition, and master data processes
- Strong analytical skills and confident handling of key figures, evaluations, and Office 365
- Independent, proactive, and implementation-strong personality with high personal responsibility, pronounced process understanding, and the drive to actively promote improvements
We offer
You can expect a varied and responsible specialist role with plenty of scope for creativity in an exciting procurement environment. You will work in a committed team, take responsibility for your topics, and can specifically contribute and further develop your SAP, procurement, and process knowledge. Our employees benefit from the attractive and modern employment conditions of the City of Zurich.
About us
The School and Office Supplies Administration (SBMV), with around 40 employees, is the central municipal purchasing and logistics organisation for the procurement and distribution of school and office supplies. Its customers are the more than 34,000 employees and 36,000 pupils of the municipal public school and administration.
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents.
Your questions will be gladly answered by Mr David Kündig, Head of Purchasing SBMV, +41 44 413 53 08 (holiday absence from 05.10.2026 to 09.10.2026).
Reference no.: 51619
