Job Overview

Identifies opportunities to create efficiencies, reduce expenses, and improve quality and service in the supply chain. Provides routine support for supplier selection.

Your Main Tasks

• Analyse product, demand and distribution characteristics for dedicated product groups
• Integrate and optimize respective supply chain end-to-end process
• Material flow integration
• Review and optimization of supply parameters along supply chain
• Monitor supply chain performance and drive improvements (also in close collaboration with other functions)
• Driving optimization for transportation cost
• Monitor forecast, order requirements and transportation solutions along supply chain
• Escalation of critical supply
• Working cross-functional as process owners for main KPI (integrated-process)
• Have the competence to stop production or shipping in case of any doubt of non-compliance with quality rules in the production process and the quality of manufactured pieces
• Follow the instructions of valid legal regulations and internal directives in the field of occupational health and safety, fire safety and environmental protection.

Your Ideal Background

• Engineering or Master's degree in Industrial or Supply Chain management
• Min. 2-year experience in supply chain optimization and planning in comparable environment, close to manufacturing operations, material management or logistic (industrial environment preferable)
• Good Level of English language
• Proven track record of supply chain improvements and related performance improvement results  
• Wide range of planning experience (Capacity planning, supply planning, fine scheduling)
• Experience in the Industrial Sector within a global organization is an advantage
• Strong working knowledge Advanced Excel
• Strong working knowledge of SAP
• Strong supply chain knowledge, manufacturing background or material management background
• Knowledge of Lean Management or Six Sigma is an advantage
• Committed, proactive working attitude (“driver for change”)
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, problem-solving orientation
• Strong leadership and communication skills, able to give direction in cross-functional environment, able motivate and support colleagues in other functional areas

Competencies