Capacity and Bottleneck Manager (m/f/d)

KNDS Germany develops, manufactures and maintains a wide-spread product portfolio as a system house. These include combat tanks, highly protected wheel vehicles, artillery systems, military bridges, customer service and training solutions. As part of the KNDS Group, we stand for the start of the consolidation of the industry for military land systems in Europe. We offer highly interesting, complex and challenging activities in a collegial environment. Our employees appreciate this, whether in development, production or administration. We successfully combine innovative capability with tradition and many years of experience.

You are responsible for supplier capacity planning and work with the responsible buyer and supplier to identify and plan production capacities in order to identify and mitigate bottlenecks at an early stage You identify and analyze bottlenecks in the supply chain and development and implement measures to ensure timely delivery of KNDS In addition, you agree closely and continuously with the suppliers to optimize capacities and delivery times You are responsible for monitoring supplier performance by conducting regular analyses of supplier capacities, their production capacities, and implementing measures for continuous improvement on site You identify risks in the supply chain (e.g. due to material bottlenecks) early and develop countermeasures In addition, you support the buyer in developing procurement strategies that are geared to stable and flexible supply chains and optimize the supplier base to avoid bottlenecks in the long term Building and maintaining close relationships with suppliers to be able to react flexibly to capacity bottlenecks round off your profile of activities in addition to improving supplier performance through regular visits and communication

You have completed your studies in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering or a comparable field You can min. 5 years of professional experience in purchasing or supplier care, ideally focusing on capacity management, supply chain management or production planning You have knowledge of supplier management and experience in handling ERP systems In addition to your strong understanding of production processes and capacities, your communication skills A high readiness to travel and a high enforcement capability complete your profile

Secure employer Attractive payment by IG metal tariff contract Kita grant Christmas and holiday money Development 30 days off Staff parking Bike leasing Fitness & Health Services Occupational pension Canteen Flexible sliding time controls Grant for the Deutschlandticket Company doctor Corporate Benefits