Supplier Development Manager (f/m/x)

Your role

• Systematically evaluate and qualify global supplier network regarding scalability/ growth, cost ef-ficiency, delivery reliability, resilience, and sustainability to support MED global growth strategy
• Work on improvements to achieve defined development targets together with the selected sup-pliers and in alignment with Category Management
• Analysis of suppliers’ processes and KPI’s and derive measures to support supplier regarding im-provements of processes, organization, risk management, production network etc.
• Implement measures to reduce supplier risk score resulting from supplier risk evaluation
• Ensure supply chain compliance with global regulations, norms and standards
• Supporting internal audits and audits from external authorities
• National- and international travel activities

Your profile

• procurement professional with 5+ years of experience in supplier management / development
• experienced in Lean-Methods (such as Lean-Manufacturing, 5S, Gemba, Six Sigma, CIP, Kaizen, SMED, Total Productive Maintenance, Value Stream Mapping)
• strong technical skills in different production technologies
• good understanding in global regulations, norms and standards
• experienced in supplier audits and deriving reliable measures to improve supplier performance
• good knowledge in project management
• excellent communication skills and capability to animate diverse and demanding stakeholders to foster collaborations, implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement.
• service oriented capability to bring a strategic vision and hands-on contribution to achieve goals
• fluent in English and preferable a 2nd language like German or French

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Katharina Dandorfer