Head Supply Chain (all)

About the job

Being part of the „Team Oetiker“ means working together with over 2,000 people in 32 countries and at 13 production sites.

We are the leading provider of high-end connection solutions for automotive and industrial applications. Our clamps, clips, rings, bands, and quick connectors are found in vehicles worldwide, in medical applications, as well as in millions of household appliances. Our portfolio is complemented by mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic closing tools.

We are a Swiss family business with a long-term perspective and a focus on sustainable business success.

The previous position as Head Technical Purchasing has been newly defined as Head Supply Chain (all).

Interested to learn more? Then read on.

• Overall responsibility for end-to-end supply chain management including strategic and operational purchasing, planning, and logistics
• Leading price and contract negotiations with national and international suppliers
• Building and further developing a high-performance supplier and logistics network as well as sustainable partnerships
• Ensuring continuous material availability along the entire value chain while adhering to quality, deadlines, and costs
• Technical and disciplinary leadership of the purchasing, planning, and logistics departments
• Cross-departmental collaboration with R&D, quality, and production (product compliance evidence, regulatory, projects, etc.)

• Technical basic training with further education in supply chain management, purchasing, or business administration (federal certificate/diploma, higher technical college/university of applied sciences or equivalent) as well as many years of experience in a comparable SCM function with responsibility for purchasing, planning, and logistics
• Down-to-earth leadership personality
• Professional experience in a comparable industry (e.g. machinery, vehicle, or plant engineering) with complex, technical products
• Strong analytical skills as well as a structured, solution-oriented, and entrepreneurial mindset with an end-to-end view of the value chain
• Convincing negotiation and communication skills (German & English)

Together we produce over 2 billion connection solutions annually. Our ‘OneOetiker’ culture is based on open and respectful collaboration as well as strong relationships with team members. Our success comes directly from our team, our values, and a culture of trust.