Zürich
Operational Buyer / Supply Chain Specialist (m/f/d)
- 09 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate)
- 8121 Zürich
About the job
We have developed a web-based online platform for job searching and talent acquisition that digitalises the application process and supports companies in quickly recognising talents in the market and securing them for the long term. With a digital Rocken profile, every applicant can quickly and easily connect with market-leading companies and share their profile.
Our work places people at the centre both technologically and organically. Rocken® offers executive search and talent management consulting to address the personal and individual needs of each person and to implement these optimally in personnel recruitment and career planning.
Operational Buyer / Supply Chain Specialist (m/f/d)
Our Rocken® partner is a world-leading provider of automated laboratory instruments and solutions. The systems and components help people working in clinical diagnostics, basic and translational research, as well as drug discovery, to bring their science to life.
In particular, our Rocken partner develops, produces, markets, and supports automated workflow solutions that enable laboratories to achieve more. The instrument components are selected by leading instrument providers across various disciplines.
Our Rocken partner holds a leading position in all areas in which it operates and has transformed the way research and development laboratories work worldwide. In diagnostics, for example, the company has raised the bar for reproducibility and throughput of tests.
In less than four decades, the company has evolved from a Swiss family business into a brand well established on the global life sciences stage. From the pioneering days on a farm to the leading role our Rocken partner holds today – research, diagnostics, and many applied markets worldwide.
Founded in Switzerland in 1980, the company has production, research, and development sites in Europe and North America and maintains a sales and service network in 52 countries.
Responsibilities:
- You support the purchasing team in material procurement and continuous cost reduction
- You check orders and supplier invoices
- You are the contact person for procurement of upstream and downstream positions
- You advocate for the improvement of procurement processes
- You are responsible for optimising and expanding concepts in logistics and warehousing
- You implement and coordinate technical changes
- You create and communicate error reports
- You are responsible for procurement master data
Qualifications:
- You have completed training in a technical or commercial field
- You have at least 3 years of experience in sourcing
- You possess strong negotiation skills
- You are confident in using SAP and MS Office applications
- You demonstrate good technical knowledge
- You have very good German and English skills, both written and spoken
Benefits:
- Participation in health measures
- Attractive training and development opportunities
- Comfortable office with modern infrastructure
- Open corporate culture
- Interesting and varied activities/projects
- International environment
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Work location
Zurich
Contact
Adolfo Rodriguez,
+41443852119
