Purchase & Export Lead

Omya; Oftringen; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Omya in Switzerland seeks a senior leader to head the Purchase & Exports team, coach staff, and ensure efficient operations and top service quality across global markets.

You will manage end-to-end sales order processing, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers, and drive process improvements while supporting SAP/ERP optimization. Travel about 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• University degree in a related field; leadership experience in international teams.
• Strong knowledge of purchasing, exports and order processing.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication abilities.
• Fluency in German and English is required.
• Willingness to travel ~10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Purchase & Exports team to ensure efficiency and high service quality.
• Coordinate the Purchase & Exports function within a global business environment.
• Manage end-to-end sales order processing and ensure timely fulfilment across regions.
• Maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers and resolve issues promptly.
• Support purchasing, export administration and commercial activities including complaints.
• Prepare forecasts, pricing calculations and margin analyses to support decisions.
• Monitor KPIs related to Purchase & Export activities and drive improvements.
• Support SAP/ERP optimization initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Fluent in German and English

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor or equivalent degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations or Economics

Tools

SAP/ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Lead, coach and develop the Purchase & Exports team, ensuring efficient operations and high service quality.
• Manage and coordinate the Purchase & Exports function within a global business environment.
• Manage end-to-end sales order processing and ensure timely order fulfilment across multiple regions and product lines.
• Maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers, ensuring efficient communication and issue resolution.
• Support purchasing, export administration and commercial activities, including complaint management and process coordination.
• Prepare forecasts, pricing calculations and margin analyses to support business decisions.
• Prepare, monitor, analyze the KPIs related to Purchase & Export activities.
• Drive continuous process improvements and support SAP/ERP optimization initiatives.

Tasks

• Lead, coach and develop the Purchase & Exports team, ensuring efficient operations and high service quality.
• Manage and coordinate the Purchase & Exports function within a global business environment.
• Manage end-to-end sales order processing and ensure timely order fulfilment across multiple regions and product lines.
• Maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers, ensuring efficient communication and issue resolution.
• Support purchasing, export administration and commercial activities, including complaint management and process coordination.
• Prepare forecasts, pricing calculations and margin analyses to support business decisions.
• Prepare, monitor, analyze the KPIs related to Purchase & Export activities.
• Drive continuous process improvements and support SAP/ERP optimization initiatives.

Requirements

• Preference to have a university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations or Economics or related fields
• Leadership experience
• Proven ability to lead, develop and motivate teams in an international environment.
• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, sales administration, order management, export operations or supply chain management.
• Strong knowledge of purchasing, sales order processing and export administration.
• Advanced SAP/ERP and Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Fluent in German and English.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10%.