Procurement Manager

Ihre Aufgaben

In this role, you will support the FRIGOBLOCK-manufacturing facility Essen with 155 employees by providing strategic procurement for the operations of the manufacturing processes.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

• Responsible for multiple procurement projects in an electronical environment

• Working with cross-functional teams and standard work to build and execute project implementation plans for productivity and continuous improvement projects with focus on electrification

• Partner with Procurement to assist with projects charter, benefits, and resource requirements

• Responsible for monitoring active projects, updating status, eliminating roadblocks, and escalating issues as appropriate

• Investigate, coordinate and communicate project changes.

• Identify gaps to goals and collaboratively develop and support countermeasures and activities to close the gap and exceed targets

• Support Procurement goal achievement by leading and executing supplier rationalization, quality, and delivery improvement projects

• Work to align strategies between Operations, Engineering and Procurement, as well as plant rationalization

• Collaborating with Plant Operations and Procurement to ensure supply continuity

Ihr Profil

• Degree in Engineering (preferred Electronical Engineering or Electro-Industrial Engineering), MBA desirable

• Ideally 10 years of experience within an electrical environment

• Proven track record in a plant operations leadership role preferably within a electronical manufacturing environment, influence and build high performing teams

• Experience in Materials/Supply Chain management

• APICS CPIM Certification is preferred

• Innovative, "can-do" mindset, hands-on mentality

• Entrepreneurial thinking as well as strong strategic and conceptual skills

• Proven ability to lead change efforts

• Experience in an international matrix environment

• Experience with process safety regulations, management systems and health, safety, environmental as well as security practices and requirements

• Experience within the German regulatory environment as well as dealing with authorities

• Effective interpersonal skills and relationship building

• perfect German-speaking, fluent English - language skills

• willingness to travel to other European facilities/ plants, ca. 10% of working-time

• hybrid-work arrangement, appropriate Home Office-rate possible

Wir bieten Ihnen

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.