Supply Chain Manager (m/f/d)

Flex; Bonlanden; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Collaborative environment

Zusammenfassung

Flex is seeking a Supply Chain Manager in Stuttgart, Germany to drive supply chain strategies, leverage supplier know-how, and support Automotive quotes globally, delivering a strategic market advantage.

You will collaborate with design teams, manage demand planning, inventory, and sourcing for key components, travel up to 25%, and interface with internal groups to support new product introductions.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in Supply Chain Management or Materials Management.
• Background in automotive electronics is advantageous.
• Experience with planning, inventory management, and MRP concepts.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement global supply chain strategies to create flexible, robust, and resilient networks.
• Drive strategic procurement initiatives to optimize cost and add value.
• Lead interface between design teams and suppliers to enable technologies for new Electrification products.
• Lead sourcing for key components to improve performance and competitiveness.
• Be the primary contact for customers on material topics including demand planning, pricing, and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with Business Development to win quotes and provide best-in-class supply chain solutions.
• Support New Product Introduction and launches, participating in customer meetings with program and account teams.
• Coordinate with internal Flex groups: business development, manufacturing, program management, commodity management, supplier quality.
• Travel frequently domestically and internationally up to ~25%.

Kenntnisse

Supply chain management

Strategic procurement

Negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

English language

Ausbildung

Industrial Engineering

Business Management

Electronics

Jobbeschreibung

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
To support our extraordinary teams who design and build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Supply Chain Manager located in Stuttgart, Germany. Reporting to the Sr. Director Supply Chain Management the Supply Chain Manager role will be responsible for driving supply chain strategies, leveraging technologies and know how of our key suppliers, supporting the local design teams and supporting Automotive quotes globally, to provide Flex and our Customers with a strategic market advantage.

What a typical day looks like:

• Develop and implement global supply chain strategies based on customer requirements to establish flexible, robust, competitive and resilient supply chains that meet our expectations related to inventory turnover, annual productivity and margin.
• Drive strategic procurement initiatives to optimize cost and generate value.
• Be the lead interface between our design team and suppliers to identify leading technology and competitive advantages for new Electrification products for leading Automotive OEM’s and Tier-1’s.
• Lead the sourcing process for key components related to our design projects that increase our product’s performance and market competitiveness.
• Be the first contact point for our customers related to all material topics: demand planning, MRP load, inventory turnover, material pricing, VA/VE, multi sourcing and risk mitigation as well as liability coverage and other contractual topics.
• Work closely with Business Development to win new business opportunities (quotes) and to offer competitive best-in‑class supply chain solutions to our customers.
• Support New Product Introduction and New Product Launches and participate in customer meetings together with Program- and Account Management.
• Interface with Flex internal organizations: business development, manufacturing site, program management, commodity management and supplier quality.
• Frequent national and international travel up to ~ 25%

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Extensive experience in Supply Chain Management or Materials Management
• Completed education in Industrial Engineering, Business Management or in Electronics
• Basic Technical understanding of Automotive Electronics is an advantage
• Experience in Automotive business environment (OEM, Tier-1)
• Experience in Planning and Inventory Management
• Good understanding of Financial Basics (Margin, P&L, OP)
• Enthusiasm to work & communicate with customers, suppliers, designers and internal teams
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Excellent English language skills written and spoken form. German language skills would be a plus.

What You’ll Receive for the Great Work You Provide:

• You’ll join a high-impact team, leading global performance.
• We offer a competitive salary, opportunities for career development, and a collaborative environment where your initiative and insights will shape the future of our operations.

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