Job Description

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

We are looking for a Head of Division and Project Supply Chain Management (m/f/d) in Graz or Vienna.

Your Tasks

• Develop and implement, together with your business partners and your team, supply chain strategies for complex capital projects and divisional portfolios.
• Own end-to-end supply chain performance, ensuring seamless integration of sourcing, logistics execution, and supplier quality across all project phases.
• Lead and further develop the Division and Project Supply Chain team with a clear focus on accountability, execution excellence, and performance ownership.
• Ensure material availability, reliable logistics execution, and adherence to quality and delivery commitments across all project milestones.
• Establish and govern supplier performance frameworks, including quality, delivery reliability, and risk management across the supply base.
• Collaborate closely with project management, engineering, quality, logistics, and global SCM structures to ensure aligned execution.
• Drive strategic sourcing, bundling initiatives, and continuous improvement with full responsibility for total cost, quality, and delivery performance (TCO view).
• Implement ESG requirements and ensure compliance across suppliers, logistics partners, and the broader supply ecosystem.
• Take ownership of supplier-related risks, escalations, and quality topics, ensuring structured mitigation and sustainable resolution.
• Oversee contract negotiations and claim management in coordination with Legal, including commercial and quality-related claims.
• Drive digitalization and automation across supply chain processes to improve transparency, efficiency, and real-time performance steering (incl. logistics & supplier KPIs).
• Promote harmonization of supply chain processes across divisions and projects to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Implement international best practices in strategic sourcing, supplier quality governance, logistics excellence, and KPI-driven performance monitoring.
• Benchmark supply chain performance against global standards to identify improvement opportunities and ensure operational excellence.
• Shape a resilient supply chain setup, integrating sourcing, logistics strategies, and supplier development to respond effectively to global disruptions and market dynamics.

Your Profile

• University degree in business, engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong project experience in plant engineering (Anlagenbau) and complex capital projects.
• Several years of experience in supply chain management, ideally in an international industrial environment.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt beneficial.
• Proven leadership experience and strong people management skills.
• Expertise in demand planning, procurement, logistics, and end-to-end supplier performance and quality management.
• Solid understanding of supplier quality governance, audit processes, and logistics concepts in project environments.
• Strategic thinking and ability to align supply chain with business objectives.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Excellent English skills; additional languages are an advantage.
• Proficiency in SAP and common SCM tools.

Our Offer

Andritz AG offers a secure job in an innovative and international company with long-term development opportunities.

• A responsible position with room for creativity and direct impact on business results
• A dynamic environment within an international company
• Talent & Leadership programs
• Flexible working hours and home office options
• Various employee discounts
• Subsidized company restaurant
• Parking facilities & public accessibility
• Bike leasing

In Austria we are legally obliged to announce at least a gross monthly salary of € 5.069,65 for this position.

Depending on qualifications and professional experience we offer you a market-based salary.

We pursue a policy of equal rights and opportunities and do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or other protected characteristics. We promote diversity and equal opportunities and place exclusive emphasis on your qualifications, experience and skills that are relevant to the advertised position.

Contact partner: Caterina Hoeller