Werde Teil von Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH: Deine Karriere als Vice President Purchasing Chemicals (m/f/d) in Unterlüß

• Manage and optimize the supply chain (650M€ / year) across the Rheinmetall Group
• Manage and represent our chemicals team across all divisions
• Leading a crossfunctional & virtual team
• Develope & implement commodity strategy to rationalize our supplier base, reduce the plants' complexity and leveraging remaining suppliers
• Build material database on chemical components to develope a better understanding of the commodity evaluation
• Improve commodity availability forecast to enhance negotiation results
• Lead the risk analysis to mitigate and prevent disruptions in the supply chain
• Support our divisions on the most critical commodity shortages
• Ensure proper escalation and full capacity utilization in our plants

• Successfully completed master studies in the field of engineering or equivalent
• Several years of experience in a purchasing environment
• Strong negotiation skills
• International experience in a complex matrix organization with a multi-cultural environment ideal
• Business fluent in written and spoken English (additional languages advantageous)
• Ability to build strong collaborative environments and relationships
• Understanding our business portfolio, potential challendes & our customers' demands
• Problem solving competence
• Wilingness to travel >50%

We offer you a creative, dynamic working environment in which you play a central role as Senior Commodity Manager Chemicals (m/w/d). In order to meet the ever-increasing requirements in the areas of mobility and safety, we need your expertise. As an employee in our company, you will benefit from a positive working atmosphere in which you can feel comfortable in the long term. Together with your motivated colleagues, you will work with us on new exciting and extraordinary technologies and products for global markets.

At our locations, we offer you:

• Attractive remuneration
• Flexible working time models
• Fitness and health offers
• Corporate benefits platform

Your strengths and experience count at Rheinmetall. We also attach great importance to diversity and equal opportunities. Severely disabled applicants will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified. We look forward to receiving your application.

Contact Person: Felix Bloch

For questions regarding your application, please use the contact form.

Preliminary technical information can be obtained by contacting Mr. Pallard (+39 334 6997961). The internal job advertisement was published on 01.08.2023 and ends on 15.08.2023.

EG: AT (tariff NRW - depending on professional experience)

GE: tbd

If you do not have access to the job advertisement in Gate²Automotive or at www.rheinmetall.com, please submit your meaningful application documents to your local HR department.