Strategic Commodity Manager – Direct Material (m/f/d)

LEWA GmbH; Leonberg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust and accountability

Lifelong learning and career growth

Comprehensive compensation and benefits

Health and well-being

Job summary

A global leader in metering technology is looking for a Strategic Commodity Manager to lead the optimization of supply chain processes in Leonberg, Germany. The ideal candidate will drive efficiencies and innovations from procurement to delivery while managing supplier relationships and ensuring high-quality standards. A master's degree in engineering and strong skills in English and German are essential. The role offers a nurturing culture, opportunities for lifelong learning, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of education and job experience.
• Good command of Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.
• Experience in sectors with high technical variability and low repetitiveness is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive efficiency and innovation in procurement and supply chain operations.
• Manage end-to-end supply chain from sourcing materials to delivery.
• Establish relationships with suppliers and ensure delivery performance.

Skills

Good English and German language skills

Experience working with ERP systems

Collaboration attitude

Self-motivated and well organized

Education

Master's degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

For our LEWA team we are looking for you as

Strategic Commodity Manager – Direct Material (m/f/d) (m/f/d)

Team Player wanted!

LEWA is a globally leading brand for metering pumps, process diaphragm pumps, and complete metering systems. We produce state-of-the-art technical solutions for a wide range of metering, conveying, and mixing requirements. With our innovative technologies, we support customers, for example, in the production of petrochemical products, chemicals and detergents, plastics, cosmetics, as well as in the pharmaceutical sector and the food and beverage industry. If you, too, would like to contribute to our shared success with responsibility and passion, we look forward to meeting you.

Your role

As a Supply Chain Professional, you will be at the forefront of optimizing our organization’s procurement, supply, and logistics operations. Your mission is to drive efficiency and innovation by managing the end-to-end supply chain process, from sourcing materials to delivering finished goods to our customers. You will play a critical role in ensuring our supply chain operations are not only efficient but also resilient and sustainable. Join us in revolutionizing our supply chain, pioneering new solutions, and making a lasting impact on both our organization and the broader community. You will report to the Head of purchasing

Your responsibilities are:

• relationship with the supplier implement general supply agreements and take part in the supplier audits.
• Logistics and quality
  • delivery performance and quality levels of the suppliers, involving SQA when needed.
  • Loading the needed parameters of all new items in the system
• Technical competence
  • process and implications of make or buy, insourcing, outsourcing and resourcing and challenge technical specifications and explore new technologies.
• Total cost
  • Commodity strategy to deliver value to operations by driving down products costs and maximizing quality.
  • RFQ process of new parts, reaching pricing agreements and performing yearly negotiations.
  • Update and maintain the actions of the Saving Plan.
  • Ensure link between continuous improvement, internal strategy and KPIs results.

To succeed, you will need

• A master degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of education and job experience.
• Good English and German language skills, on both oral and writing.
• Good command of Microsoft Office basic tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.
• Experience working with ERP systems, SAP is a plus.
• Experience in industrial sectors with high technical variability and low repetitiveness is a plus.
• Willingness to travel within the region and internationally.
• Collaboration attitude inside your team, with rest of the company and with external business partners is fundamental.
• Self-motivated, independent, flexible, well organized, and methodical.
• Accurate and diligent with an awareness to speed up execution within a pressurized environment.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

Become part of this world-class team – welcome to LEWA!

Curiosity connects us

Innovation emerges when people shape the future together. With curiosity, initiative, and a joy for lifelong learning, you can not only drive change with us – but also advance your career.
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