Holcim AG
Zurich
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Category Manager Heavy Mobile & Onroad Equipment, Mining
- 06 March 2026
- 100%
- Zurich
Job summary
Join Holcim (Schweiz) AG, a leader in sustainable construction solutions. Exciting opportunities await in a supportive work culture.
Tasks
- Manage strategic sourcing for heavy mobile and mining equipment.
- Develop sustainable category strategies to enhance efficiency.
- Conduct national and international tenders and negotiations.
Skills
- Business education with technical background in machinery preferred.
- Proficient in German and English; French is a plus.
- Strong communication and coordination abilities.
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About the job
Holcim (Switzerland) AG is one of the leading providers in Switzerland for innovative and sustainable construction solutions in the fields of building construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure. With around 1200 employees at over 60 locations throughout Switzerland, we produce concrete, gravel, and cement and recycle demolition materials into resource-saving products.
Category Manager Heavy Mobile & Onroad Equipment, Mining
Zurich, CH, CH-8050
You can expect diverse and challenging areas of responsibility with us, where we always pay attention to health, safety, and environmental awareness. We place great importance on you being able to balance your professional and private life. A collegial working atmosphere, fair employment conditions, and the promotion of your personal development are a matter of course for us.
Your Profile:
You have a business administration education at the HF/FH/University level.
Ideally, you have additional training in mechanical engineering/machine technology or a comparable technical further education.
You bring several years of professional experience in the heavy equipment environment, preferably related to quarries, gravel, cement, or mining operations.
You are a communicative personality with pronounced coordination skills.
You have a customer- and service-oriented mindset as well as entrepreneurial understanding.
You work in a structured, solution-oriented manner and with high perseverance.
You communicate confidently in German and English, as well as well in French.
You are willing to travel about 40% within the region.
Your Area of Responsibility:
You are responsible for the strategic procurement of the Mining category (equipment, external services, consumables) as well as Heavy Mobile and Onroad Equipment in Central Europe West – with a consistent focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Your tasks include developing and implementing sustainable category strategies to optimize costs, quality, and efficiency.
You conduct national and international tenders and manage complex contract and price negotiations to successful completion.
The establishment, further development, and performance management of strategic supplier partnerships are in your hands.
Together with technical and operational stakeholders, you identify and realize potentials through demand bundling and specification optimization.
Furthermore, you ensure compliance with global, regional, and local procurement standards and manage your area of responsibility based on clearly defined KPIs.
We are proud to live a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our policies and practices are designed to protect our employees, build trust, and support them in realizing their full potential.
Our corporate values stand for equal treatment of all persons regarding employment and employment opportunities. We actively ensure that ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability, and other legally protected characteristics do not play a role in recruiting and developing talent. We invite you to become part of our culture and to help us create an inclusive and diverse working environment together.
