Strategic Supply Chain Manager (m/f/d)

Your mission

• You will report directly to senior management and work closely with the development, engineering, production, quality, and service teams
• You will develop and implement a scalable, forward-looking supply chain strategy for the transition from small-batch to mass production and roll it out in phases
• You will analyze our existing supply chains for our components-such as laser sources, optics, precision mechanics, fluidics, and control and electrical components-and identify opportunities for cost savings, quality improvements, inventory optimization, and efficiency gains
• Based on your analyses, you will work with R&D and Production to make make-or-buy decisions and involve suppliers early in the development process
• You will further develop our strategic supplier portfolio and establish long-term partnerships.
• You will analyze procurement markets, supplier structures, and risks, and use these insights to develop concrete sourcing strategies (e.g., establishing second sources)
• You will develop and implement measures to improve our delivery capability and supply chain resilience, e.g., by qualifying new suppliers and conducting audits
• You will optimize inventory levels, delivery times, and material availability, thereby ensuring we meet our delivery deadlines for customers
• Together with the Service team, you help establish the spare parts and service supply for systems installed at our customers’ sites
• You define relevant KPIs and establish transparent reports, and use them to identify opportunities for improvemt
• You identify opportunities for digitizing and automating our processes
• You ensure compliance with export control, customs, RoHS/REACH, and supply chain due diligence requirements
• You carry out cross-functional supply chain projects and bring the relevant departments together

Your profile

• You view the supply chain not merely as an operational function, but as a strategic factor in a company’s success
• A college degree, e.g., in supply chain management, industrial engineering, business administration, logistics, or a comparable field
• Several years of professional experience in strategic supply chain management, procurement, operations, or a related field
• A solid understanding of complex supply chains and their economic interrelationships
• Experience with small-batch and high-tech manufacturing, as well as with complex, technically demanding purchased parts
• Experience in supplier and sourcing management
• Technical understanding: You can interpret specifications and thus work on an equal footing with technical counterparts
• A strong analytical and structured approach to work
• Enjoyment of deriving concrete decisions and actions from data
• Hands-on mentality: You build structures where none exist and pitch in with day-to-day operations
• Experience in project management and collaborating with various stakeholders
• Fluency in German and English
• Willingness to travel for supplier visits both domestically and abroad.

• Experience in the semiconductor equipment sector (SEMI standards, cleanroom requirements)
• Experience in establishing supply chain structures in a growing company or scale-up