As a Metalfab Strategic Procurement Manager, you will participate in the establishment of Metalfab raw material purchasing strategies, with the main objective of saving and locating a supplier base and define specific action objectives for Strategic Buyers.
What we offer:
What We Offer:
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
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Tasks and Qualifications:
This is what you will do in this role:
- Develop, monitor and control the execution of Metalfab purchasing strategies for MTY and DDC operating units .
- Analysis of risks and opportunities in the Metalfab strategic purchasing process.
- Demonstrated ability to solve, and to lead others in solving, complex analytical problems.
- Ability to think strategically, negotiate skillfully, digest complex details, and use sound judgment and initiative in making decisions.
- Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills and build collaborative relationships with multiple stakeholders with varying points of view
- Ability to build and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
- Ability to be flexible in rapidly changing conditions and priorities, and to redirect managers and teams toward new ideas and approaches in work methods.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate a strategic vision effectively and clearly.
- Promote the process-based approach and risk-based thinking including improvement in the strategic purchasing process, ensuring that information and recommendations from audits, other assessments and management reviews are communicated to the responsible persons, acting as the champion in purchasing improvement projects.
- Follow and comply with all rules of environment, health, and safety. Encourage Kion values and culture within the department.
- Follow Compliance Policy and ensure adherence of the policy within the department.
What we are looking for:
- 8 to 10 years in the procurement area (strategic purchasing, purchasing, supply chain or experience related to the supply chain).
- Experience leading a team
- Basic knowledge of SAP, MS Applications, ISO-9001, 14001, 45001
- Experience with lean six sigma and continuous improvement projects preferred.
- Any APIC certification preferred.
- Advanced excel knowledge and experience.
- Experience in project-based manufacturing environment is a plus.
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What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries.
We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers.
Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.
With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis.
No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally.
Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
