About this role
<p><strong>Our common goal </strong></p> <p>As an international family business, we at Vitra consistently align our supply chain goals and activities with our customer needs and our exciting and complex product portfolio. We are looking for a passionate, independent personality for our Supply Chain department who, together with a small, effective team, will scrutinize Vitra's supply chains and help us chase the ideal of supply chain excellence.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What you can expect</strong></p> <ul> <li>Designing and building of a leaner, resilient, cost-efficient and future-oriented supply chain in Europe and far away markets</li> <li>Monitoring and optimizing stock levels to minimize costs while ensuring delivery capability and reliability</li> <li>Developing market segment- and target group-specific lead times and ensuring their long-term stability</li> <li>Evaluating new products for various SC-relevant criteria, driving “make or buy” decisions and integrating products into existing processes</li> <li>Identifying, developing and implementing digitalization and automation projects to optimize Vitra's supply chain</li> <li>Managing (cost) optimisation projects across the entire supply chain</li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>How you can convince us </strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's or ideally Master's degree in one of the following fields: Supply Chain Management, International Management, Business Administration or Industrial Engineering</li> <li>Fascination for the interdependencies and control mechanisms as well as process understanding of international supply chains and replenishment processes</li> <li>Project management experience in cross-functional teams</li> <li>Experience in handling a varied and complex product portfolio in an industrial corporate environment</li> <li>Results-oriented person with hands-on problem-solving skills</li> <li>Ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously in a mostly remote setup and collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams</li> <li>Analytical and conceptual way of working, assertiveness and very good communication skills with a focus on successful stakeholder management</li> <li>SAP knowledge</li> <li>Very good knowledge of English, German and other foreign languages are an advantage</li> </ul><p> </p> <p><strong>Enjoy working at Vitra </strong></p> <ul> <li>We offer a dynamic, creative, and innovative environment and pursue a sustainable corporate strategy</li> <li>Office design is our specialty - our work environment offers space for creativity including areas for focus time</li> <li>Welcome to Vitra - our orientation and welcome program </li> <li>"How to work better" - our concept for the hybrid working world - enables mobile working in different facets </li> <li>We promote lifelong learning through our internal academy and target group-oriented talent management programs </li> <li>Benefit from attractive discounts on products from Vitra and Artek </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Do you still have doubts? </strong></p> <p>You do not bring all the qualifications listed? </p> <p> </p> <p>Don't be discouraged: We are convinced that with an eager-to-learn, open-minded attitude, mountains can be moved. </p> <p>So, apply anyway and show us why you are the right person for this position. </p> <p> </p> <p>We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and living diversity. Your personality and expertise are the only factors that determine your suitability. </p> <p> </p> <p>Please note that we cannot accept applications via E-mail but kindly aks you to send it via our job portal. If you have any questions, <strong>Alexia Wanner, [email protected], </strong>will be happy to support. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img src="https://vitraag.sharepoint.com/:i:/r/sites/DPT_000123/Shared%20Documents/Recruiting/Pictures%20Career%20Page/Alexia%20Wanner_2.jpg?csf=1&web=1&e=tCDD5G" alt="" width="190" height="220"></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexia-wanner-946a97a8/" target="_self"><img style="height:37.0px;width:70.0px" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.futurebiz.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Publishing-auf-LinkedIn-1.png?fit=1072%2C560&ssl=1" alt="Der richtige Content-Mix ist entscheidend: Publishing auf LinkedIn"></a></p>