Purchaser 100% (m/f/d)

What is my role?

Operational Purchasing

• Supplier support and maintenance: Establishing and maintaining contacts with (international) suppliers, conducting supplier visits and participating in trade fairs at home and abroad

• Price and condition negotiations: Preparation of documents for conducting negotiations and renegotiations with suppliers regarding quantities, prices and delivery dates

• Requesting and comparing offers: Checking and comparing supplier offers; supporting selection and providing a basis for management decisions

• Order processing / disposition: Handling and monitoring orders based on negotiated conditions (e.g. annual contracts)

• Goods and inventory management: Ensuring an economically sensible stock of goods and inventory; managing and maintaining the inventory management system

• Automation and process optimisation: Supporting the introduction of an automated ordering system (e.g. minimum stocks, demand control) and optimisation of internal purchasing processes

• Order processing and deadline monitoring: Ensuring timely delivery of goods and services; monitoring delivery times and delivery quality

• Creating evaluations and statistics

• Supporting purchasing- and product-related management projects

   

What do I need to be successful?

• Completed commercial training with several years of purchasing experience or degree focusing on purchasing or purchasing specialist

• Several years of professional experience, preferably in technical purchasing or inventory management

• Good technical understanding / basic knowledge of the electrical engineering sector; interest in electrical products

• Enjoy daily interaction and open communication with suppliers and service providers

• Strong negotiation skills in price and contract negotiations

• Well thought-out and networked thinking and acting

• Quality and sense of responsibility

• Reliable, independent, structured and motivated working style

• Resilience even under pressure

• Entrepreneurial thinking with assertiveness

• Openness and enjoyment of travelling (visiting (international) suppliers / fairs)

• Good communication skills in German / English, French an advantage

• Very good IT user skills: MS Office (especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

What are my benefits?

• Lots of personal responsibility, freedom and independence in a young, well-coordinated and highly motivated team

• Professional induction

• Family-like working atmosphere in a family business including support from a dynamic young team

• Time and financial support for training measures and development opportunities

• Modern employment conditions and market-appropriate remuneration

• 5 weeks holiday and 40 hours/week

• High flexibility in a small company

What distinguishes the company?

You can expect a collegial team, flat hierarchies and exciting tasks with responsibility in a technical company in the low and medium voltage sector. Trust, quality and respectful interaction are central.

Languages
German: C2 - native level
English: C1 - business fluent
French: an advantage

Workplace
Zug

Vacancy number
VA-SW8-WBZ