Procurement Manager

Walker Lovell Ltd; Sankt Gallen; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Walker Lovell Ltd is recruiting a Global Category Manager to join its procurement team in a site-based role in the Landquart area. You will own global direct material categories, drive cost reduction, supplier strategy, and supply security in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will lead negotiations with global suppliers, benchmark pricing, and identify alternative suppliers to reduce risk and secure competitive market pricing while delivering measurable savings and supplier performance

Qualifications

• 15+ years' procurement experience in manufacturing environments.
• Direct materials/category management experience.
• Proven track record of leading difficult supplier negotiations.
• Experience delivering measurable savings in challenging market conditions.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Experience working with limited supplier markets.
• A resilient, hands-on approach and ability to perform under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex commercial negotiations with global suppliers.
• Deliver ambitious and measurable cost savings.
• Manage suppliers within monopoly and oligopoly markets.
• Benchmark pricing through RFQs and market analysis.
• Identify and develop alternative and lower-cost suppliers.
• Protect continuity of supply and mitigate category risk.
• Drive supplier performance across cost, quality and delivery.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Negotiation

Cost reduction

Supplier management

Strategic sourcing

Market analysis

Pressure resilience

Job description

Global Category Manager - Direct Materials

Location: Site-based role in the wider Landquart area

We are recruiting an experienced Global Category Manager to join the global procurement team of a leading international manufacturing business.

This is a commercially demanding role for someone who thrives in fast-paced manufacturing environments, enjoys challenging supplier negotiations and knows how to deliver savings even when supplier choice is limited.

You will take ownership of global direct material categories, with responsibility for cost reduction, supply security, sourcing strategy and supplier performance. The underlying position has a strong focus on securing competitive market pricing, developing alternative suppliers and reducing raw material supply risk.

What you'll be doing

• Lead complex commercial negotiations with global suppliers
• Deliver ambitious and measurable cost savings
• Manage suppliers within monopoly and oligopoly markets
• Benchmark pricing through RFQs and market analysis
• Identify and develop alternative and lower-cost suppliers
• Protect continuity of supply and mitigate category risk
• Drive supplier performance across cost, quality and delivery

What we're looking for

• 15+ years' procurement experience, ideally within automotive, chemicals or another demanding manufacturing environment
• Strong direct materials, category or commodity management experience
• A proven track record of personally leading difficult supplier negotiations
• Experience delivering measurable savings in challenging market conditions
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills
• Experience working with limited supplier markets
• A resilient, hands-on approach and ability to perform under pressure