From the first raw material to the finished product in the customer's hands: they hold the threads of our entire value chain together.

As Head of Supply Chain (m/f/d), you will integrate purchasing, production control/planning and logistics into a smooth overall process and drive our growth through optimizations.

Your benefits:

• Genuine creative freedom: With us, you don't just manage, you design. We offer you the necessary freedom to optimize processes and directly implement your own strategies.
• Think outside the box: You don't work in a silo. The close integration of purchasing, production control/planning, and logistics gives you insight into all areas of the company and allows you to act as a key driver of innovation.
• Short decision-making processes: We value initiative. As Head of Supply Chain, you enjoy a high level of trust and can make decisions quickly.
• A collegial environment and pleasant working atmosphere – collaboration is a way of life here!
• Future-proof job – We offer you the security of an established partner for a wide variety of industries.

Your tasks:

• Overall responsibility for the strategic and operational management of the areas of purchasing, production planning and control, logistics and warehousing.
• Disciplinary and professional management of approximately 25 employees, including direct control of the production planning and control team as well as management of the team leaders in purchasing and warehousing.
• Development and implementation of a future-oriented supply chain strategy, taking into account growth, stability and profitability.
• Ensuring optimal material availability to guarantee high delivery capacity to our customers
• Active intervention in the event of deviations, bottlenecks or disruptions in the supply chain, as well as proactive countermeasures to avoid risks.
• Continuous optimization of processes along the entire value chain through analysis and adherence to key performance indicators (e.g., inventory turnover, delivery performance, and optimal ordering and storage costs).
• Active participation in shaping and further developing digitalization and ERP topics in close cooperation with related areas.
• Close, cross-departmental collaboration with sales, work preparation, production and quality management
• Strategic market and supplier monitoring as well as active development of existing supplier relationships.
• Communication and coordination with customers and suppliers, also in English if required.

Your profile - a manager with technical and commercial acumen and a strategic vision!

• Completed technical training/studies or commercial training/studies, ideally with a technical focus or comparable qualification.
• A technical background in electronics is desirable; alternatively, career changers with sound experience in an industrial environment are welcome.
• Proven experience with technical components and/or complex assemblies
• At least two years of management experience in a manufacturing company (mass production, industry)
• Solid knowledge in the areas of purchasing, production planning, manufacturing control or logistics
• Strong understanding of industrial processes and interdepartmental relationships
• Very confident handling of key performance indicators (KPIs) for controlling material flows, inventory, and delivery performance, etc.
• Experience in handling ERP systems and an affinity for digital processes
• Structured, analytical and forward-looking work style with high problem-solving skills
• Assertiveness paired with team orientation and clear communication
• Excellent German skills, both written and spoken, as well as good to very good English skills for international communication.