Buyer / in Indirect Goods Switzerland

Company Description

Sika is a specialty chemicals company, a global leader in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in construction and industry. Sika is present worldwide with subsidiaries in 102 countries, produces in over 400 factories, develops innovative technologies for customers around the globe, and thereby contributes significantly to the sustainable transformation in the construction and transport sectors. The more than 33,000 employees generated a turnover of CHF billions in 2025.

Job Description

• Management of the assigned CH portfolio
• Examination, negotiation, and conclusion of contracts (Travel MM, Shipping Provider, Car Fleet MM, spare parts, etc.)
• Review and approval of daily requirement requests
• Identification, implementation, and realization of savings, bundling, and optimization potentials
• Support and implementation of projects
• Supplier management
• Ensuring quality specifications, processing of complaints
• Documentation, reporting, and creation of statistics (KPI)
• Implementation of the global purchasing strategy
• Support SAP, IT and procurement tools as well as community
• Support and deputy for the Head of Indirect Procurement

Qualifications

• Technical merchant with federal diploma or commercial basic training (KV) with further training to buyer with federal diploma
• 2–3 years of professional experience in purchasing, in production planning (AVOR) or in scheduling
• Experience in an industrial or technical environment is an advantage
• Very good MS Office skills as well as sound SAP and PPS knowledge
• Experience in project management
• German language skills at native level (C2) required
• Very good English skills in speaking and writing (at least B2)
• Driver's license is an advantage (travel activities approx. 10%)
• Independent, proactive, and conscientious personality with a structured and timely way of working
• High degree of reliability, sense of responsibility, as well as very quick comprehension
• Sociable, communicative, and team-oriented personality with a strong service and solution orientation

Additional Information

We offer our employees the following and much more:

• Fair managers who support, challenge, and promote
• Numerous employee events
• 40 hour week and at least 5 weeks of vacation
• Own pension fund with attractive conditions and individual savings plans
• Subsidized catering options

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents (CV, certificates, and diplomas) in German.

We offer competitive compensation based on local market standards and the specific areas of responsibility of each position. Compensation is based on the skills, responsibility, education and/or further training relevant to the position. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation systems in accordance with applicable laws, the chemical collective agreement, and regulations.

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