Operational Buyer & Planning (m/f/d), 80-100%

GLATZ AG, based in Frauenfeld, is a globally active Swiss family business with a 130-year tradition in the development, manufacture and distribution of high-quality sunshades. We stand for attractive design, individuality, functionality, quality and customised shading concepts. With this focus, GLATZ has established itself over four generations as the industry leader in the premium segment for private and commercial customers in Europe.

To ensure our delivery capability and quality in the future, we are looking for a committed individual as Operational Buyer & Planning (m/f/d), 80-100%

• Responsibility for demand planning and scheduling of components and traded products
• Ensuring product availability taking into account delivery dates and stock levels
• Expansion and maintenance of the supplier portfolio as well as development of sustainable supplier relationships
• Obtaining, comparing and evaluating quotations
• Negotiating purchase prices as well as purchasing and delivery conditions
• Continuous optimisation of procurement costs and procurement processes
• Ensuring quality along the entire supply chain and resolving quality issues with suppliers
• Responsibility for goods receipts and the accounting of creditor invoices
• Supporting product development in all procurement-related matters
• Maintaining and continuously updating procurement master data in the ERP system

• Technical or commercial basic training with further education in purchasing (e.g. federal diploma in purchasing) or technical further education at HF level
• Several years of professional experience in purchasing and/or material planning, ideally in a manufacturing industrial company
• Negotiation skills as well as a strong awareness of costs, quality and deadlines
• Good ERP knowledge and confident handling of common MS Office applications
• Fluent English skills in spoken and written form as well as confident German
• Independent, structured and reliable working style with high initiative and sense of responsibility
• Willingness to travel occasionally to our European suppliers

A challenging area of work in a successful Swiss family business

A modern workplace in a new building constructed in 2024 with contemporary, bright and ergonomic workstations.

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