Since its foundation in 1957, our client has been the leading manufacturer for high quality fluoropolymer lined pumps and valves. They serve mainly fortune 500 customers in the process industry for base chemicals, fine and specialty chemicals and the pharmaceutical industry. However, their products can also be found in the food, mining, semiconductor and paper industries.

To strengthen the team of our client at his site in Kempen we are currently looking for a

Supply Chain Manager (m/w)

Key Responsibilities

Process Improvement

Develop and implement global strategic procurement plans for 80´s supplier
Optimization of the entire supply chain with the goal of reliability and sustainability of all relevant processes and interfaces
Improvement of supplier quality / validation process (PPAP)
Professional contract negotiation and contract management at national and international level
Applying or implementing continuous improvement, standards, tools and (lean) procedures in supply chain management, processes and technology to determine quality, deadlines, cost reduction and sustainability
Creating and evaluating key figure analyses for the continuous optimization of processes
Drive inventory optimization and optimization of material related warehousing, distribution and logistics cost
Outsourcing strategy in line with external logistic / packaging
Control and improve stock levels / obsolete stock levels

Organisation & Leadership

Responsibility for Purchasing, Material Planning, Warehousing, internal Transportation
Coaching and supporting direct reports
Maintain an effective and constructive employee relations climate
Build cooperation and teamwork within the department
Ensure effective communication at all levels

Your Profile

Professional Background

Completed university degree in engineering or equivalent technical management education
5-8 years in supervisor role within global world-class production manufacturers
Fluent language skills in German and English
Knowledge of other European languages would be an asset

Competencies

Demonstrate ability to take the lead and manage a department according to service goals by launching improvement strategies, e.g. Lean Manufacturing
Ability to identify opportunities to strengthen the team
Keep abreast with the state of the art improvement strategies, methods and tools
Ability to act as coach/mentor for direct reports
Used to improve his own capabilities / skills continuously by demanding feed-back on a regular base
Proactive and entrepreneurial driven
Used to work under time and budget constraints and is able to manage large quantities of information effectively
“Service” oriented as internal resource to the business

Reporting & Organizational Structure

Reporting to: Operations & Supply Chain Director
Key contacts: Operations Team leader, Customer Service Manager
Key dimensions: responsible for approx. 12 employees in this area

If the described job definition is interesting for you and you fulfil the necessary requirements, we are glad to receive your job application via mail l.cirener@ah-recruitment.com .