Movement Purchasing Manager (f/m/x)

Your Contribution:

Procurement of Movement Components – 40%

• You prepare, analyze, and monitor monthly capacity reservations, annual departmental and supplier budgets, budget changes, and supplier workload plans.
• You define and enforce purchasing and supply rules covering prices, batch sizes, sourcing, and other key parameters.
• You support product development and new launches through RFQs, supplier selection, value analysis, and component procurement.
• You negotiate prices and lead times with suppliers and implement actions to improve supplier security, flexibility, and responsiveness.
• You implement actions to reduce inventory levels and improve supply efficiency.
• You establish and monitor supply procedures, SLAs, NDAs, and other agreements with suppliers and partners.

Procurement of Movements – 30%

• You analyze ERP Requirements Planning (RRP) results and manage supplier confirmations, discrepancies, and exceptions related to lead times, prices, quantities, advances, postponements, and cancellations.
• You identify exceptional needs, propose solutions, and ensure systematic supplier follow-up, anticipating and communicating potential delivery delays.
• You manage supplier order portfolios, including monthly reviews, delay prevention, and return tracking.
• You keep the ERP up to date with supplier information, including prices, lead times, and delivery dates.
• You handle specific requests from development and planning project managers and coordinate component procurement to ensure launch plans are met.

Performance Management – 30%

• You define and monitor relevant KPIs for the Purchasing & Supply Department and suppliers, analyze results, and provide qualitative reporting.
• You define and implement action plans to achieve objectives and continuously improve purchasing and supply activities.
• You manage component origin and provenance data, including common-law and preferential origin declarations.
• You propose improvements to the principles, processes, and rules governing the activity.

Team Management & Development

• You set and monitor team objectives, conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and prepare salary increase and bonus recommendations.
• You ensure the smooth operation of the department through effective leadership, follow-up, communication, conflict management, and corrective actions.
• You ensure compliance with working hours, absences, leave, and internal regulations, and maintain job descriptions and HR reporting.
• You support recruitment, internal transfers, onboarding, training, and skills development, including maintaining skills matrices in collaboration with HR.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• You communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively with internal stakeholders, including the Department Director, Movement Production Director, your team, and other departments.
• You build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including suppliers and consultants.
• You represent Management with professionalism, fairness, and neutrality, ensuring effective collaboration across the organization.

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You will fit perfectly into our team if:

• You have 5–10 years of experience in Purchasing and Supply Management of Movement components, including 3–5 years of experience in team management.
• Your experience in Purchasing and Supply Management is ideally supported by a technical background (e.g., a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Microtechnology, or a related engineering field), complemented by training in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Purchasing (or an equivalent combination of experience and education).
• You have strong knowledge of strategic purchasing, operational procurement, and Supply Chain management.
• You have a solid understanding of the Movement component supplier network and, ideally, experience in the watch industry.
• You are proficient in ERP systems, data analysis tools, and project monitoring, including Excel and pivot tables.
• You have excellent communication and negotiation skills and are comfortable working with stakeholders and suppliers at all levels.
• You are fluent in English and French.

We invite you to apply even if you do not meet all of these criteria.