V-ZUG AG
Zug
11 hours ago
Category Manager
- 20 April 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Zug
Job summary
Join V-ZUG in Zug or partially remote for a dynamic role! Enjoy a collaborative work environment and great benefits.
Tasks
- Develop and implement supplier strategies to optimize portfolios.
- Manage supplier contracts and ensure compliance with audits.
- Conduct tenders and support procurement decisions effectively.
Skills
- Degree in engineering, business, or supply chain management required.
- Strong negotiation skills and effective communication are essential.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, especially SAP, is a must.
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About the job
You work 100% in Zug or partially remote
This position offers you
- Your responsibilities include the development and implementation of the product group and supplier strategy, aiming to optimize the supplier portfolio and ensure long-term material supply. This includes identifying new suppliers as well as alternative sourcing options
- You develop and manage the supplier portfolio from selecting new partners to targeted further development or phase-out and ensure goal achievement together with Supplier Quality Management through regular evaluations and audits
- Your role includes contract management within your product groups rubber, glass, packaging, and insulation, including creation, negotiation, and maintenance of supplier contracts in close coordination with internal stakeholders.
- You conduct tenders and offer comparisons and play a key role in well-founded awarding decisions in collaboration with the relevant departments
- You are responsible for the cost development of pre-series and series articles, actively identify cost reduction potentials, and sustainably implement them through targeted price negotiations and measures
- In your role, you actively participate in projects, coordinate material requirements with suppliers, and ensure timely provision of samples, prototypes, and series materials.
You bring the following to the position
- You have a degree in industrial engineering, business administration, supply chain management, or a comparable education
- Several years of experience in purchasing, combined with strong negotiation skills and communication abilities, form the basis for effectively representing purchasing interests towards suppliers
- Strategic and analytical thinking enables you to develop sustainable purchasing strategies and confidently interpret market dynamics
- Clarity, assertiveness, and persuasiveness help you to confidently take a position both in internal project environments and with external partners
- Confident handling of ERP systems, especially SAP, as well as digital tools is part of your daily work
- Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written, enable you to communicate confidently in an international environment
Not convinced yet? V-ZUG offers you more than just a job
What are you waiting for?
Jennifer Stöver, Talent Acquisition Partner, will gladly explain the details.
Direct dial +41 58 767 62 98
We cannot consider dossiers from recruitment agencies for this vacancy. Should unsolicited dossiers still be submitted, we do not pay any placement fees.
All clear? Then apply now!
V-ZUG Procurement
The purchasing department of V-ZUG is the strategic hub for efficient and sustainable material supply. In close cooperation with development, quality, production, and our suppliers, we actively shape the product group and supplier portfolio, identify and realize targeted cost reduction potentials, drive innovations forward, and thus secure the success of our premium household appliances throughout the entire product lifecycle.
