Technical Buyer

Sentec is a Swiss-American medical device company specializing in respiratory care. Since its founding in 1999, the company utilizes a deep-tech approach that is founded on advanced science and avant-garde technologies for respiratory patients across care areas.

The goal is to support enduring change in clinical practice that reduces challenges of respiratory patients, improves healthcare outcomes, and alleviates cost.

Sentec applies the latest scientific results and engineering technologies across the three core platforms: transcutaneous monitoring, intrapulmonary percussive ventilation, and electrical impedance tomography. The company researches, develops, and manufactures all products exclusively in-house.

• Independent negotiation and implementation of purchasing targets in terms of quality, quantity, delivery dates, and prices
• Identifying relevant or strategic suppliers and proposing alternatives
• Administrative processing of inquiries and orders including maintaining master data and optimizing the workflow
• Monitoring compliance with technical requirements
• Identifying and suggesting potential savings in material procurement
• Supporting the development group in the search for suppliers for prototypes and new products
• Working closely with production and quality assurance
• Planning and carrying out supplier audits

• Completed technical education in electronic or mechatronic engineering
• Further training in purchasing or supply chain management
• Experience in strategic purchasing is a plus
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, GMP
• In-depth knowledge of ERP and MS Office
• Very good knowledge of German and English

• Meaningful work on products that save lives or effectively support patient therapy
• Flat hierarchies, genuinely interdisciplinary working groups
• Opportunity to contribute ideas, have an active say, and make decisions