Senior Technical Buyer - High-Tech Electronics & NPD Support

Zurich Instruments AG

Zürich

On-site

CHF 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Zurich Instruments AG is seeking a Technical Buyer to join our Supply Chain team in a Zurich-based role. You will translate technical requirements into sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships, and resolve procurement and logistics challenges to keep production on track.

Your experience should include a commercial or technical apprenticeship with further education in purchasing, plus at least 10 years in technical procurement. Fluency in German and English is essential.

Qualifications

Completed commercial or technical apprenticeship with further education in purchasing/business administration or engineering degree with relevant procurement experience.
Minimum 10 years of experience in procurement in a technical (ideally electronic) industry.
Solution oriented thinking, independent and conscientious working style, hands-on mentality.
Technically savvy with the ability to understand the high-level technical design, issues, and solutions of our products.
Structured way of working, strong negotiation skills, analytical and conceptual abilities.
Experience with ERP systems and procurement processes.
Fluent written and spoken German and English.

Responsibilities

Responsible for operational purchasing including quotation requests, purchase orders and order confirmations.
Monitoring of schedule dates and reporting critical delays to prevent material shortages.
First contact for quotation requests and purchasing for production, R&D and other departments.
Assisting with maintaining optimal inventory levels and materials on a regular basis.
Contributor to process improvements.
Support with New Product Development (NPD) activities.