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Category Buyer

Inseriert am: 16.10.2018

Category Buyer

Die VAT-Vision: Dank Innovation, Effizienz und Zielstrebigkeit unsere weltweite Marktführerschaft verteidigen und ausbauen. Mitglied des VAT-Teams zu sein heisst, seine Fähigkeiten in einem dynamischen High-Tech Unternehmen ein- und umzusetzen. 


Ein Team von Leadern. 
Der Zukunft verpflichtet.

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Stefan Bruggmann


Category Purchasing Production Material
+41 81 772 45 21

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Following the guidelines and processes provided by the Global Purchasing Group, Category Manager  will be responsible for:



  • Secure and leading the Supplier Management supported by the Project Procurement and Purchasing Controlling

  • Negotiate pricing, terms and contracts for Production Material with supply base

  • Execute supplier Analysis and looking for new suppliers including develop and release new suppliers for the responsible category 

  • Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals and supplier agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of terms 

  • Manages, and monitors procurement reporting systems to meet company requirements and cost reduction targets

  • Reviewing purchase order and contracts for conformance to company policy and procedures

  • Periodically monitoring of supplier performance and develops improvement strategies.

  • Periodically reporting of price trends of raw material such as direct material and initiate hedging

  • Market analysis and timely recognition of trends and areas of activities

  • Execute value analysis in serial phases

  • Support international Purchasing department to accomplish company goals.

  • Must be able to travel domestically and international mandatory

  • Support by supplier selection and audit for new potential suppliers related to the category for

  • localization or globalization of the procurement strategy

  • Development and implementation for strategies

  • Risk Management

  • Support of the improvements of their processes and systems

  • Supporting project and product management through product development after pre series


Sie bringen mit:



  • Project and strategical Experience

  • Physical resilience

  • Negotiation skills

  • Analytical and conceptual  skills 

  • Team player / social competence

  • Flexibility 

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools

  • Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills in English and German

  • Good analytical problem solving ability

  • Strategies

  • Technical skills

  • Project Management

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