Project Manager Supply Chain Management (f/m/x) – limited duration for 3 years
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**Your Role** =============
* You will lead sourcing projects within the defined procurement scope and act as the key interface between the product development project and external suppliers in your role as Project Manager. * You will be responsible for planning, controlling, monitoring and reporting within complex coating projects, and you will manage the supplier interface for these projects at ZEISS SMT. * You will coordinate work packages, facilitate collaboration and track tasks and milestones between suppliers and ZEISS SMT to ensure reliable delivery for the respective product / system. * You will identify and plan project\-specific development needs on the supplier side and align these supplier development needs within the wider team / business unit. * You will provide functional leadership for cross\-functional teams at the interface to external partners for one or more procurement projects, working closely with colleagues from R\&D, Quality, Logistics and Strategic / Operational Purchasing. * You will establish systematic stakeholder management for internal and external stakeholders and coordinate its operational implementation.
**Your Profile** ================
* You have successfully completed a university degree in a technical or natural science discipline, ideally in Surface Engineering / Coating Technology, or Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Surface Engineering / Coating Technology, and you have already gained solid professional experience. * You bring extensive project management experience, ideally in complex procurement or sourcing projects and in close cooperation with suppliers. * You work in a methodical and structured way and are driven to continuously and rapidly improve work processes. * You have strong communication and influencing skills and are willing to travel nationally and internationally. * You have business\-fluent German and English language skills, both spoken and written.
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