Head of Technical Purchasing (m/f/d)

Head of Technical Purchasing (m/f/d)

What to expect

• Technical and personnel management of the Technical Purchasing department
• Responsibility for the procurement of technical goods, capital goods and services
• Conducting contract and price negotiations with suppliers and service providers
• Development and maintenance of the supplier portfolio as well as exploration of new sources
• Ensuring cost-, quality- and timely procurement
• Monitoring procurement markets and realising savings potential
• Close cooperation with internal specialist departments

What you bring with you

• Technical basic training with further education in purchasing or comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in technical purchasing, preferably in an industrial environment
• Leadership experience as well as strong negotiation and assertiveness skills
• Independent, structured and results-oriented working style
• Good SAP/ERP and MS Office skills
• Very good German and good English skills, both spoken and written

What you can look forward to

• Working amidst beautiful natural and recreational areas
• Exciting tasks in an international environment with short decision-making paths
• Lots of personal responsibility and attractive leadership positions
• Market-based remuneration, progressive social benefits and own pension fund with good benefits
• Staff restaurant, free parking

About us

EMS has 25 production sites in 16 countries, employs around 3,000 people worldwide and with around 140 apprentices is the largest training company in the canton and recipient of the National Education Award. EMS-SERVICES is responsible for the operation of the site with other companies located there and provides its services in the areas of engineering, energy supply, maintenance, logistics, real estate, information technology, personnel management, accounting and controlling as well as environmental protection and safety.

Your contacts

For further information, please contact Roman Hepberger, telephone +41 (0)81 632 7637