Head of Operational Purchasing 100%

Our client, Swissfluid AG, develops, produces, and distributes plastic-lined valves and sampling systems worldwide for corrosive applications in chemistry, petrochemistry, pharma, mining, as well as the paper and pulp industry. They employ around 70 employees in Switzerland and, including their subsidiaries in the USA and China, a total of approx. 110 employees. To strengthen the team in Lenzburg, we are looking for a committed and strong-willed personality, effective immediately or by arrangement. Head of Operational Purchasing 100% (m/f/d) Your tasks: Functional and personnel leadership of the purchasing team with 3 employees as well as their promotion and further development. Overall responsibility for procurement and ensuring an economical, efficient, and timely purchasing process in national and international procurement markets (Europe and overseas). Ensuring material availability through close cooperation with AVOR, production, and other internal interfaces. Active operative participation in daily business (approx. 70 - 80%) along the entire procurement process, from order triggering through the checking of order confirmations to invoice processing. Monitoring of delivery dates as well as coordination and organization of national and international transports. Responsibility for the checking of material certificates, import and customs documents, as well as invoice control. Maintenance and further development of supplier and material master data in the ERP system. Responsibility for purchasing KPIs, ensuring budget compliance, as well as identification of cost optimizations. Leadership and participation in cross-departmental projects as well as continuous optimization of the purchasing processes. Your profile: Completed technical basic training with further training in the field of purchasing, Supply Chain Management, or business administration. Several years of professional experience in the operational purchasing of a manufacturing industrial company. Several years of leadership experience as well as joy in the development and promotion of employees. Negotiation skills, entrepreneurial thinking, as well as a strong awareness of quality and costs. Independent, structured, and solution-oriented way of working. High social competence as well as a respectful and appreciative leadership style. Hands-on mentality as well as the willingness to actively take responsibility and participate operatively in an SME. Very good German and English skills in spoken and written (at least level B2). Confident handling of MS Office as well as ERP systems; knowledge of SelectLine is an advantage. What Swissfluid AG offers you: Flexible working hours and home office possibility Additional vacation days and attractive social benefits Individual further training and development opportunities Responsible leadership function with scope for design Modern infrastructure as well as free parking spaces Collegial working environment with short decision-making paths Regular team events For our client, good accessibility of the location is very important, therefore we are addressing personalities who are anchored in the region or whose daily commute does not exceed 30 to 45 minutes. Would you like to actively shape the purchasing of Swissfluid AG, take responsibility, and develop together with your team? Then we look forward to your application documents as well as a short description of your motivation for Swissfluid AG. Of course, we guarantee you full discretion. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Derungs (write an e-mail (<>) / ). Kohlberg & Partner Mr. Derungs Löwenstrasse 8001 Zürich Head of Operational Purchasing 100% (m/f/d) Our client, Swissfluid AG, develops, produces, and distributes plastic-lined valves and sampling systems worldwide for corrosive applications in chemistry, petrochemistry, pharma, mining, as well as the paper and pulp industry. They employ around 70 employees in Switzerland and, including their subsidiaries in the USA and China, a total of approx. 110 employees. To strengthen the team in Lenzburg, we are looking for a committed and strong-willed personality, effective immediately or by arrangement. Head of Operational Purchasing 100% (m/f/d) Your tasks: Functional and personnel leadership of the purchasing team with 3 employees as well as their promotion and further development. Overall responsibility for procurement and ensuring an economical, efficient, and timely purchasing process in national and international procurement markets (Europe and overseas). Ensuring material availability through close cooperation with AVOR, production, and other internal interfaces. Active operative participation in daily business (approx. 70 - 80%) along the entire procurement process, from order triggering through the checking of order confirmations to invoice processing. Monitoring of delivery dates as well as coordination and organization of national and international transports. Responsibility for the checking of material certificates, import and customs documents, as well as invoice control. Maintenance and further development of supplier and material master data in the ERP system. Responsibility for purchasing KPIs, ensuring budget compliance, as well as identification of cost optimizations. Leadership and participation in cross-departmental projects as well as continuous optimization of the purchasing processes. Your profile: Completed technical basic training with further training in the field of purchasing, Supply Chain Management, or business administration. Several years of professional experience in the operational purchasing of a manufacturing industrial company. Several years of leadership experience as well as joy in the development and promotion of em