About this role
Job description Lead and manage material shortages / allocations to ensure supply for Schaeffler AG production locations and the customer and initiate measures to eliminate bottlenecks in the supply chain Work closely together with suppliers as well as sales, planning, production, plant logistics, purchasing e.g. to ensure supply stability and resilience Focus on cost-effective and environmentally conscious measures while eliminating supply bottlenecks Work extensively with the SAP/ERP, MSM system to analyze material needs and preferred suppliers (possible 2nd sources) of manufacturing locations worldwide Process, performance and reporting responsibility regarding the allocations managed Promote continuous improvement with strategic suppliers Strategic alignment with Purchasing and long-term Demand Management for identifying missing capacity at suppliers incl. triggering of countermeasures if potential shortages are identified Support PTN (Product Termination Notification) process with focus on supporting plants in Bridge-buy / All-time-buy decisions Close cooperation with Risk management to implement proactive measures for the prevention of potential supply shortages driven by e.g. geo-hazard /-political risks Job Requirements Academic degree in Economics, Business Administration or comparable qualification Long-term professional experience in Supply Chain management in automotive industry Very good knowledge in MS Office needed, Power BI and SAP skills are desirable Fluent English skills, written and spoken. German skills are of advantage Willingness to travel (~15%) High degree of flexibility, operational readiness and assertiveness Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills as well as intercultural sensitivity Our Offering Happy Friday: we choose a Friday every month related to different themes and we treat our colleagues with food and drink specialties. Fruit Day: we vitalize our colleagues with fresh fruit at least once a month. Service discount system: our colleagues can take advantage of discounts at several local service providers just by presenting their badge card. Camp allowance: we know how difficult childcare is during the summer holidays, therefore we financially support the camping of children. School start contribution: this way we alleviate the financial burden on families with children so that school starting should remain a pleasant experience for everyone. Corporate bus service: we help our colleagues to get to work with shift-aligned bus services Family Day: a community building day when everything is about family; We take care of you regarding programs, food and drink, colleagues just need to have fun. Green Week challenge: for a whole week, we will show the world what we are doing to protect our environment. Sport & Health Week: with sports opportunities, educational lectures and screening tests, we call the attention to the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Movie nights: four times a year we invite our colleagues to watch movies together, we pay for the cinema ticket. Football team: our team represents our company in the local small-field football league, but we also participate in the Automotive Football Cup and the Deutsche League in Debrecen. Bike Club: We relax together on bike tours, on commonly defined weekends we jump on two wheels and have different lengths of bike tours.