Commodity Buyer (h/f/x) Castings — Liebherr
- Location
- Bulle
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 45 days ago
Role overview
Your Responsibilities In this position, you are responsible for the daily management of a purchasing portfolio,
- You are in charge of analyzing the portfolio, sorting offers, updating prices, and handling the related administrative tasks,
- You manage relationships with suppliers: sourcing, RFQs, price negotiations, contract management, long-term agreements, business reviews, QDCF, etc,
- You are responsible for supplier performance and for drafting reports,
- You manage supplier-related risks, handle resulting crises, and implement corrective actions,
- You coordinate supplier evaluations with the supplier quality management department and support audits,
- You implement cost-reduction activities and ensure their follow-up,
- You look for the best technical solutions to guarantee design-to-cost (DTC).
Your Profile
- You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, economics, management, project management, or purchasing,
- You have 1 to 2 years of experience as a buyer in the automotive, construction equipment, aviation, or railway sectors,
- You have good knowledge of French, German, and English,
- You are proficient with an ERP system, SharePoint (intranet), and MS Office,
- You are organized, flexible, have strong analytical skills, and an excellent ability to work in a team.
You are open to developing your skills in the field and are results-oriented.
Our Offer Can we motivate you to take on a key role in a dynamic, independent family-owned company?
We encourage you to share and develop your ideas, and we offer you a secure job with modern working conditions that support work–life balance, such as flexible working hours, the possibility of working from home, a company restaurant, opportunities for continuing education, and many other benefits.
The workplace is located in Bulle, in the beautiful Gruyère region.
Plan your personal and professional development with us.
To ensure a fair application process, we do not accept applications by postal mail or email.
Then we look forward to receiving your online application.
If you have any questions, please contact Nadege MALAN.
- Your Responsibilities In this position, you are responsible for the daily management of a purchasing portfolio,
- You are in charge of analyzing the portfolio, sorting offers, updating prices, and handling the related administrative tasks,
- You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, economics, management, project management, or purchasing,
- You have 1 to 2 years of experience as a buyer in the automotive, construction equipment, aviation, or railway sectors,
Main responsibilities
- Your Responsibilities In this position, you are responsible for the daily management of a purchasing portfolio,
- You are in charge of analyzing the portfolio, sorting offers, updating prices, and handling the related administrative tasks,
- You manage relationships with suppliers: sourcing, RFQs, price negotiations, contract management, long-term agreements, business reviews, QDCF, etc,
- You are responsible for supplier performance and for drafting reports,
- You manage supplier-related risks, handle resulting crises, and implement corrective actions,
- You coordinate supplier evaluations with the supplier quality management department and support audits,
- You implement cost-reduction activities and ensure their follow-up,
- You look for the best technical solutions to guarantee design-to-cost (DTC).
Key requirements
- You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, economics, management, project management, or purchasing,
- You have 1 to 2 years of experience as a buyer in the automotive, construction equipment, aviation, or railway sectors,
- You have good knowledge of French, German, and English,
- You are proficient with an ERP system, SharePoint (intranet), and MS Office,
- You are organized, flexible, have strong analytical skills, and an excellent ability to work in a team.
- You are open to developing your skills in the field and are results-oriented.
- Our Offer Can we motivate you to take on a key role in a dynamic, independent family-owned company?
- We encourage you to share and develop your ideas, and we offer you a secure job with modern working conditions that support work–life balance, such as flexible working hours, the possibility of working from home, a company restaurant, opportunities for continuing education, and many other benefits.
- The workplace is located in Bulle, in the beautiful Gruyère region.
- Plan your personal and professional development with us.
Application process
- To ensure a fair application process, we do not accept applications by postal mail or email.
- Have we awoken your interest?
- Then we look forward to receiving your online application.
- If you have any questions, please contact Nadege MALAN.
- One Passion.
- Many Opportunities.
- The company Liebherr Machines Bulle SA is the centre of excellence for combustion engines (diesel and gas engines) and hydraulic components (axial piston pumps and motors).
- The company develops and produces various products, which find their use in building construction and civil engineering, mining, agriculture, decentralised energy, machine and plant engineering, as well as aerospace.
Contacts
- Location Liebherr Machines Bulle SA 7, Rue Hans-Liebherr 1630 Bulle Switzerland (CH) Contact Nadege MALAN 026 913 31 11
Notes and original content
- Your Profile
Questions about this listing
What salary does Liebherr offer for this role?
Liebherr lists CHF 68'500 - 104'000 gross per year for this position in Bulle. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Liebherr offer?
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Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Fribourg?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Fribourg can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Fribourg's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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