Dry Materials Purchasing Manager (M/F)

Schenk Suisse SA, the number 1 family business in the Swiss market and a major player in wine in Europe, is looking for a

Dry Materials Purchasing Manager (M/F)

Reporting to the Director of Purchasing & Supply Chain, you will lead the dry materials purchasing strategy and guarantee their availability, quality, and competitiveness. Your scope covers the components necessary for the production, packaging, and marketing of our wines: bottles, corks, capsules, labels, cartons, and other packaging components. By securing supplies, you contribute to the industrial, commercial, and environmental ambitions of Schenk.

Your main responsibilities

Development and implementation of the dry materials purchasing strategy

• Develop and deploy the dry materials purchasing strategy, in coherence with Schenk's strategy and the Group's Purchasing directions.
• Anticipate evolutions in supplier markets, prices, and industrial capacities, by integrating packaging innovations and sustainability issues.
• Define specifications and sourcing strategies with internal teams, while optimizing the total cost of acquisition through cost reduction, standardization, and eco-design.

Cross-functional collaboration and planning

• Collaborate closely with internal teams to anticipate needs and ensure the availability of components.
• Contribute to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to align dry materials needs with sales forecasts and production plans.
• Optimize, with internal partners, stock levels, minimum order quantities, lead times, and obsolescence management.

Supplier management, negotiation, and risk control

• Identify and select dry materials suppliers, manage calls for tender, and negotiate prices, contractual conditions, capacities, lead times, and service levels.
• Develop sustainable partnerships with strategic suppliers, monitor their performance, and lead improvement actions and non-conformity processing with Quality and technical teams.
• Secure supplies through continuity plans, dual sourcing, and monitoring of market, quality, and capacity risks.

Performance steering and reporting

• Monitor category and supplier performance using indicators related to the scope's objectives: costs, component availability, quality, and respect for deadlines.
• Prepare budgets within your scope and ensure regular reporting to management on results, risks, and action plans.

Your profile:

• Higher education in purchasing, supply chain, engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Minimum 5 years of significant experience in direct or industrial purchasing. Experience in dry materials, packaging, or beverages is an asset.
• Proven experience in calls for tender, complex negotiations, contracts, and supplier risks.
• Proficiency in project management and collaboration with industrial, technical, and commercial stakeholders.
• Leadership, team spirit, result orientation, autonomy, and the ability to evolve in a demanding environment.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced mastery of Excel.
• Fluent French and a good level of English.

Why join us?

• A unique working environment within our modern and sustainable eco-chai.
• A position offering wide autonomy and real freedom of initiative.
• Concrete projects combining packaging innovation, cost optimization, quality, and sustainability.

Do you recognize yourself in this role?

We look forward to receiving your complete application file (CV, work certificates, diplomas, and cover letter).

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