Junior Planner (Tactical Procurement)

Horw, Lucerne, Switzerland

Toradex is a global company strongly focused on engineering & technology. We’re powered by a diverse & uniquely gifted workforce. We pursue the best people to propel our innovative vision of embedded computing and IoT. If you’re interested in being a driving force at an agile technology company, engineering clever computing solutions & helping other companies bring their products to life, we should talk.

Description

Ready to take your production planning experience to the next level?
Step into the world of global procurement and supply chain with a role that builds on your planning background and opens doors to career growth in an international environment. At our dynamic tech company, you’ll work with modern tools, learn from experienced professionals, and contribute to impactful, real-world outcomes. If you’re organized, precise, and driven by a growth mindset, this is your opportunity to shape the future—yours and ours.

Your Mission As a member of our tactical procurement team, you ensure the timely availability of finished goods (electronic products) and critical raw materials. You take ownership of planning and procuring products from our manufacturing partners and sourcing key electronic components to support uninterrupted production. By collaborating closely with strategic procurement, product management, and customer service, you help keep our supply chain agile, reliable, and efficient.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Plan Production & Purchasing: Align with our manufacturing partners to plan production schedules based on sales forecasts and orders.
  • Secure Raw Materials: Ensure the availability of key raw materials for our suppliers to keep production on track.
  • Delivery Management: Prioritize deliveries with suppliers and handle first-level escalations when issues arise.
  • Product Lifecycle Coordination: Support the phase-in and phase-out of finished goods and raw materials.
  • Purchase Order Management: Process daily purchase requisitions and orders, ensuring timely follow-ups with suppliers.
  • Order Tracking: Monitor supplier confirmations and delivery timelines, keeping stakeholders informed of any delays.
  • Supplier Collaboration: Handle supplier change notifications and coordinate with our Product Lifecycle Management team.
  • Data Maintenance: Keep material and supplier master data up to date in our ERP system (Dynamics 365).
  • Invoice Support: Assist the finance team in managing incoming invoices.
  • Cross-Functional Projects: Contribute to cross-departmental initiatives, such as new product launches and process improvements.
  • Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process optimization opportunities in procurement workflows.

Skills

  • Experience: At least 2 years of experience in tactical procurement, with mandatory experience in production planning, and preferably also raw material disposition in an industrial environment — ideally within electronics.
  • Applications and Tools: Comfortable using modern tooling like ERP systems (MRP/BOM), Atlassian tools, and API/EDI solutions.
  • Language: Fluent in English and German (B2 level or higher), both written and spoken.
  • Excellence: Very precise and organized way of working.
  • Time Management: Strong time management and prioritization skills.
  • Communication & Ownership: Excellent communication skills and a proactive attitude toward responsibility and problem-solving.
  • Solution-Oriented Mindset: Ability to handle multiple tasks and think ahead, identifying challenges and proposing solutions.

What do we offer

  • An agile and inter-cultural work environment
  • Working with lastest IoT computer technology in an international environment
  • Participation in defining processes and your working environment
  • Contemporary employment conditions, modern office space and a flexible working environment
  • Opportunities for your personal development

Toradex is a leader in embedded computing, serving innovative products to industrial, medical, automotive & IoT companies creating feature-rich & intelligent systems for demanding applications, e.g. supercars, self-driving tractors, patient monitoring systems – to name a few.

We provide effective & robust embedded computing solutions and strive for the best development experience in the industry with a focus on intelligent hardware design, innovative software solutions & free comprehensive support. Our relationship with our customers ensures that we all succeed and it allows us to participate in the realization of incredible new products. Our products are directly sold to more than 3'000 industrial customers in over 70 different countries worldwide.

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