Your Role

• You will lead sourcing projects within the defined procurement scope and act as the key interface between the product development project and external suppliers in your role as Project Manager.

• You will be responsible for planning, controlling, monitoring and reporting within complex coating projects, and you will manage the supplier interface for these projects at ZEISS SMT.

• You will coordinate work packages, facilitate collaboration and track tasks and milestones between suppliers and ZEISS SMT to ensure reliable delivery for the respective product / system.

• You will identify and plan project-specific development needs on the supplier side and align these supplier development needs within the wider team / business unit.

• You will provide functional leadership for cross-functional teams at the interface to external partners for one or more procurement projects, working closely with colleagues from R&D, Quality, Logistics and Strategic / Operational Purchasing.

• You will establish systematic stakeholder management for internal and external stakeholders and coordinate its operational implementation.

Your Profile

• You have successfully completed a university degree in a technical or natural science discipline, ideally in Surface Engineering / Coating Technology, or Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Surface Engineering / Coating Technology, and you have already gained solid professional experience.

• You bring extensive project management experience, ideally in complex procurement or sourcing projects and in close cooperation with suppliers.

• You work in a methodical and structured way and are driven to continuously and rapidly improve work processes.

• You have strong communication and influencing skills and are willing to travel nationally and internationally.

• You have business-fluent German and English language skills, both spoken and written.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

David Hartmann