Head of Procurement 100% (m/f/d)

Weytec; Schweiz; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office

Continuing education

Career prospects in international 성장

Job summary

Weytec is seeking a senior procurement leader to guide the Group-wide procurement orientation, marrying strategic procurement with hands-on implementation across international teams.

You will shape a global strategy, identify savings, and strengthen supplier partnerships, while driving innovation and ensuring transparent purchasing portfolios. You will lead a two-person team in Unterengstringen and collaborate with development, quality, operations, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, supply chain management or equivalent.
• Several years in strategic and technical purchasing, ideally in an international industrial or technology company.
• Sound knowledge of sourcing, supplier management, negotiation, cost analysis.
• Experience with structuring purchasing portfolios, costed BOM, make-or-buy analyses.

Responsibilities

• Shape a global procurement strategy with transparent processes and standards.
• Identify savings, optimize procurement costs, and boost Weytec's competitiveness.
• Strengthen supplier partnerships through strategic negotiations and portfolio management.
• Drive innovation by supporting development projects and tracking target costs.
• Structure purchasing portfolios, analyze volumes, contracts, risks, and implement improvements.
• Lead two-person purchasing team in Unterengstringen and develop regional staff.
• Collaborate across development, quality, operations, and supply chain to meet strategic goals.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Cost analysis

Design-to-cost analyses

Job description

In this key position, you will be responsible for the Group-wide procurement orientation. You will combine strategic procurement with operational implementation, create transparency and develop efficient and future-oriented procurement solutions together with our international teams.

Your Impact:

• Shaping a global procurement strategy: Developing and implementing a pragmatic procurement strategy with efficient processes, clear standards and a high level of transparency. Preparation of sourcing decisions, in projects and for production
• Increase profitability: Identify savings potential, optimize procurement costs and strengthen WEYTEC's competitiveness in the long term
• Strengthening supplier partnerships: Conducting strategic negotiations, further developing the international supplier portfolio and ensuring quality and security of supply
• Driving innovation: Supporting technical development projects from the very beginning and actively participating in the definition of target costs and their tracking. Participation in the evaluation of development milestones
• Create transparency:Structure the purchasing portfolio, analyze purchasing volumes, contracts, supplier performance and risks, and implement targeted improvements
• Leading and developing teams: Taking responsibility for the two-person purchasing team in Unterengstringen and helping to shape the development of regional procurement employees worldwide
• Collaborate across departments: Translate strategic goals into impactful solutions together with development, quality, operations, and supply chain

Your Experience and Competencies:

• A degree in engineering, supply chain management or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in strategic and technical purchasing, ideally in an international industrial or technology company
• Sound knowledge of sourcing, supplier management, negotiation, cost analysis and procurement for development projects
• Experience with structuring purchasing portfolios, costed BOM, design-to-cost analyses and make-or-buy decision-making processes
• Leadership experience and enjoyment of developing teams, taking on responsibility and helping out operationally
• Entrepreneurial thinking, analytical strength and a solution-oriented, pragmatic way of working
• Strong communication skills, assertiveness and enjoyment of working with international teams and different departments
• Fluent in German and English

What you can expect:

• High-tech made in Switzerland: Working for the Swiss technology leader with its own development and production
• A lot of personal responsibility and creative freedom
• Flexible working conditions, home office & remuneration in line with the market
• Continuing education and career prospects in an international growth environment
• A collegial, appreciative environment with short decision-making paths

Ina (HR) and Marzio (COO) look forward to getting to know you soon!