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Richemont

Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons

Indirect Buyer

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeButtes, Val-de-Travers, SwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have five years of confirmed professional experience in a similar scope.
  • Have mastery of, or strong interest in, advanced production concepts and technologies, including the Internet of Things, Big Data, artificial intelligence applied to production, predictive maintenance, and additive manufacturing.
  • Have excellent negotiation skills, combining strategic firmness and diplomatic finesse, and the ability to defend company interests while building lasting relationships.
  • Be able to take a strategic perspective and prioritize long-term relationships and service when circumstances require it.
  • Have excellent analytical and synthesis skills.
  • Be committed and able to follow work through to completion, seek support when necessary, and maintain appropriate alignment with management.
  • Be adaptable and able to integrate into a complex environment with cross-functional interactions and a multidisciplinary team.
  • Be autonomous and rigorous, with strong priority-management skills and the ability to deliver complex projects within deadlines.
  • Have strong interpersonal skills, active listening, and diplomacy to gain stakeholder support.
  • Be proficient in French.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize CAPEX investments in machine tools and indirect purchasing in collaboration with technical teams to ensure production equipment performance.
  • Partner early with technical engineering teams, acting as project manager and integrated buyer in tender processes.
  • Lead strategic negotiations and develop comprehensive packages covering technical, financial, legal, delivery, and corporate social responsibility criteria, securing supply and long-term commitments.
  • Assess and select emerging technologies, including industrial Internet of Things, robotics, predictive maintenance, and digital twins, considering environmental and social impact; monitor responsible and sustainable innovations.
  • Develop durable supplier partnerships, stimulate innovation, and integrate corporate social responsibility objectives into CAPEX supplier performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
  • Manage a diversified indirect purchasing portfolio for the manufacturing site, including maintenance, consumables, and services.
  • Negotiate framework contracts and commercial terms, particularly for services and maintenance, to optimize costs, ensure quality, establish clear standards, and include corporate social responsibility requirements.
  • Identify, qualify, and develop new suppliers; implement multisourcing and systematic competitive tendering to improve performance, supplier-panel resilience, and sustainability, ethics, and social compliance.
  • Lead total-cost-of-ownership optimization and continuous improvement of purchasing processes with the purchasing manager and relevant department leaders.
  • Proactively manage supplier financial, technical, supply, and corporate social responsibility risks, and integrate social and environmental responsibility principles into purchasing processes to ensure compliance and reduce environmental impact.
  • Ensure rigorous administration of orders, warranties, and sourcing tools, maintaining compliance and traceability.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of machine tools and automation and robotics systems.
  • Intermediate English and German proficiency.

About the Company

Richemont

Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons

Richemont is a Swiss-based holding company that owns a collection of luxury brands, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and IWC Schaffhausen. It operates by acquiring and nurturing iconic luxury maisons with rich histories, then leveraging their heritage to create premium jewelry, watches, and accessories sold worldwide through its brands and retail networks. Unlike diversified conglomerates that mix many non-luxury businesses, Richemont focuses exclusively on high-end goods and has deliberately shifted away from other interests (like tobacco) to sharpen its luxury focus. Its goal is to build a global luxury powerhouse by growing its brands, expanding across geographies, and maintaining control over premium product sourcing, design, and distribution.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bellevue, Switzerland
Founded
1988

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