Sourcing Manager (m/f/d)

Trust something new, grow beyond itself and redefine the boundaries of the feasible. That is exactly what our employees can and should live daily. To set the pace with our innovations and make it great. Because there are a lot of fascinating people behind every successful company.

ZEISS employees work in an open and modern environment with numerous development and further training opportunities. Our culture is characterized by expert knowledge and team spirit. All this is supported by the special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl-Zeiss Foundation: to advance science and society together.

Today dare. Inspire tomorrow.

Diversity is part of ZEISS. We look forward to your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, world view, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.

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Enabler for smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips.

Work where the morning arises.

About 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. As the heart of any electronically controlled system, You are no longer to think away from our everyday life – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and solutions for process control, ZEISS enables the production of increasingly smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus decisively shapes the age of microelectronics and nanoelectronics with its innovations.

Core task: Design and implement strategies for the acquisition of technologically advanced mechatronic and electronic components as Supplier Relationship Manager

Maintain key suppliers to ensure an effective and sustainable supply chain

Contribute to the implementation of new, complex projects through comprehensive supplier management and targeted supplier development

Responsibility includes evaluation of supplier processes and support in building their capacities

leadership in contract and price negotiations at national and international level; conclude and implement contracts to ensure optimal performance and compliance

Successfully completed studies in business, engineering or natural sciences (basic requirement)

Multiannual experience in supply chain management, in particular in mechatronics, electronics or purchasing development-intensive components

Ideally, knowledge in the analysis of business and manufacturing processes, e.g. through audits or supplier reviews

Impressed social skills, proven negotiating skills, team skills, strong communication and enforcement

Self-employed, solution-oriented operation

Good IT skills, especially MS Office and SAP

German and English knowledge in word and writing, multicultural/multinational environment-safe work