Purchasing and Product Management Specialist

Hilcona AG

Hilcona AG

Posted on Feb 24, 2026

Purchasing and Product Management Specialist

Do you want to be proud to be part of a value chain and see the results of your daily work in over 800 points of sale in Switzerland? Then take responsibility for product selection, supplier selection and negotiations with us and ensure smooth processes with structure and vision. We are looking for a decisive, structured personality from the food industry with purchasing experience who works independently, sees change as an opportunity and is passionate about making a difference.

Contract type

Permanent

Workload

50%

Working time model

Target-oriented working time

Start of employment

as of now

Hilcona Gourmet S.A.

Ifangstrasse 9
8952 Schlieren

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Language

German

What we offer

Work-life balance

We offer at least 25 vacation days and you can organise your days to work in the office as well as remotely.

Mobility

Benefit from convenient public transport connections, ample free parking and reimbursement of your travel expenses for business trips – for sustainable and carefree travelling.

Professional development opportunities

Expand your knowledge with extensive training programmes, high-quality courses at the Coop Training Centre and a wide range of personal development opportunities such as mentoring and coaching.

Company events

Experience unforgettable moments at our company events – celebrate and socialise together!

Fair wages and social benefits

Secure your future with our extremely generous pension scheme, receive anniversary bonuses, birthday gifts and attractive rewards for employee referrals. We also pay two-thirds of your pension fund contributions.

Family-friendly employer

Organise your working hours flexibly with part-time models and/or sabbatical options and experience an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and encouraged.

Your tasks

  • Responsible for organised processes and product selection / supplier selection
  • Collaboration on projects and overarching tasks at the ZH site
  • Conducting supplier meetings and negotiating terms and conditions
  • Provision and recording of Base data
  • Ensuring compliance
  • Support where challenges need to be solved together

What you bring with you

  • Completed training in the food industry, ideally with further training in Purchasing or Product Management
  • Willingness to adapt to changing situations
  • Experience in project management and an independent, structured way of working
  • Very good written and spoken German, foreign languages are a plus
  • Confident handling of Office 365 (especially Microsoft Excel and Teams)

Any more questions?
I'm happy to help

Petra Hämmerle
HR specialist

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This is what our application process looks like:

Thank you for your application! We have received your documents and will get back to you as soon as possible.

We would like to get to know you and your motivation better in the first introductory meeting – let us have a relaxed chat and find out together whether we are a good match.

In the second interview, we will get to know each other better and talk about your skills and the next steps at our company – we look forward to continuing our dialogue with you. For some positions, an assessment may still be required - if this is the case, you will be informed in good time.

Congratulations, you have won us over and we you! We are now finalising the process and look forward to welcoming you to our team soon.