Job Description

• Strategic supplier development: Establishing and maintaining long-term partnerships with contract manufacturers
• Supplier strategy & portfolio management: Defining product group strategies, selecting new partners, and optimizing existing relationships
• Integration of new products: Ensuring the smooth integration of new products into the supply chain
• Performance management: Developing and implementing KPIs, scorecards, and continuous improvement programs
• Contract & risk management: Negotiating framework agreements, ensuring compliance, and minimizing risk
• Cross-functional collaboration: Close coordination with R&D, production, quality, and supply chain teams.

• Master / Bachelor's degree in business administration, industrial engineer or supply chain management
• Strong Supply chain and supplier management skills, preferred in electronic and mechanical assemblies
• Several years of experience in strategic supplier management, ideally with contract manufacturers
• High level of negotiations skills, able to drive to win-win solutions
• Deep understanding of global supply chains, procurement and commodity strategies, and regulatory requirements
• Analytical thinking, pragmatism, and the ability to clearly structure complex relationships
• Superior communication skills (cross-functional, supply chain, cross-cultural) across hierarchy levels, fluent English & German language skills (verbal & written)
• Strong self-management, sets proper priorities, able to coordinate and influence x-functional teams
• Proactive working style and ability to work on multiple tasks in cross functional teams