Senior Contract Manufacturing Procurement Lead

Corintis; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Corintis in Lausanne is seeking an Advanced Purchaser to lead industrial equipment sourcing across our manufacturing network. You will partner with engineering, RFQ, and finance to build total cost of ownership models and CAPEX requests.

The role combines hands-on supplier negotiation, project ownership from order to production acceptance, and direct materials sourcing for production lines, including metal powders and consumables.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in purchasing or strategic sourcing in an industrial environment, focused on production rather than office purchases.
• Ownership of industrial equipment purchases and proof of influencing or reviewing equipment decisions.
• Experience negotiating supplier contracts and working with European machinery frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support and own the sourcing of production equipment across the manufacturing network.
• Act as commercial and technical counterpart when a partner selects equipment for the process.
• Build RFQ packages and run technical and commercial bid comparisons.
• Develop total cost of ownership models and CAPEX requests for approval.
• Negotiate equipment contracts and manage projects from PO to acceptance.
• Own raw material sourcing and tooling/consumables; feed data to planning.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Technical specifications

English proficiency

Travel willingness

Industrial equipment sourcing

Job description

Corintis in Lausanne is seeking an Advanced Purchaser to lead industrial equipment sourcing across our manufacturing network. You will partner with engineering, RFQ, and finance to build total cost of ownership models and CAPEX requests.

The role combines hands-on supplier negotiation, project ownership from order to production acceptance, and direct materials sourcing for production lines, including metal powders and consumables.