Responsible Purchasing Manager 80-100%

01 June 2026
80 – 100%
Permanent position
Backoffice Zürich

Job summary

Join our team as a strategic buyer at tibits, a leading restaurant chain. This role offers an exciting opportunity in a dynamic work environment.

Tasks

Oversee strategic purchasing of food and non-food items.
Develop supplier relationships and optimize procurement strategies.
Conduct analyses and provide actionable recommendations.

Skills

Completed culinary training and further education in supply chain management.
Strong negotiation skills and assertiveness.
Analytical and solution-oriented mindset.

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About the job

In this key position, you hold the strings together behind the scenes: You negotiate skilfully and proactively, think sustainably, and ensure that our restaurants are supplied daily with top quality. With your instinct for trends and strong partnerships, you work solution-oriented and take our purchasing to the next level.

Your tasks:

Responsible for the strategic purchasing of food and non-food,
Active supplier management and further development of the tibits procurement strategy (logistics, QM, processes)
Preparation and creation of statistics, analyses and recommendations for action
Raw material optimisation (quality, price, origin, market research)
Ensuring the availability of high-quality products in the operations
Management of own projects within the area of responsibility
Collaboration on cross-departmental projects
Backup for operations in case of supply bottlenecks
Support for new openings
Evaluation of new suppliers

Your profile:

Completed basic training in gastronomy as well as further training in the field of supply or supply chain management
High affinity for healthy and vegetarian food
Solid experience in strategic purchasing of food and non-food items
Analytical skills to derive optimisation measures
Strong negotiation skills and a healthy assertiveness
Structured, entrepreneurial action
Strong communication skills and confident appearance
Experience in project management
Analytical, solution-oriented and networked thinking
Proven experience with Navision or similar ERP system
Flawless German and French skills are an advantage

Instead of a cover letter:

Don’t send us a standard letter. Instead, answer these three questions – briefly, concretely and in your own words:

How do you create long-term and stable partnerships with suppliers, especially when dealing with short-term supply bottlenecks?
Which concrete measures for raw material or goods usage optimisation have you already successfully implemented?
How do you structure the strategic purchasing process?

Monika is happy to provide information and looks forward to your online application.