Project Manager, Logistics

Key Responsibilities

• Manage key accounts at ZEISS SBUs & SSCs and acquire customer projects.
• Review and, if necessary, clarify the customer's requirements specification, involve internal contacts, and assess implementation options in terms of IT-related, economic, and time-related dimensions.
• Analyze inquiries regarding contract design, timeframe, and technical feasibility.
• Involve contractual partners, coordinate and define interfaces, create a requirements specification outlining the IT related and economic conditions, and prepare the agreement. During the proposal preparation phase, IT-related and economic risks must be examined and clarified. Availability, reliability, and security must be verified, and additional developments clarified. Any discrepancies between the requirements specification and the proposal descriptions must be resolved with the customer.
• For large-scale projects, project structures must be defined and organizational charts designed. Schedules with contractual milestones must be created and coordinated. Project controlling must be ensured. Work packages must be defined, agreed upon, and approved (e.g., defining the scope of delivery, delineating deliveries, setting target costs and deadlines, defining and stipulating conditions). The project launch must be planned and executed, and project participants identified. Interfaces, deadlines, and deliverables must be coordinated with contractual partners. Interim results must be reviewed against milestones in the project timeline, and corrective actions, if necessary, clarified with customers, contractual partners, suppliers, and internal departments and adapted to the project status and progress. Economic targets and contractual obligations must be reviewed and ensured.
• Select and professionally manage employees as project participants, taking into account their suitability and qualifications.
• Complete projects & programs on time / in quality and within agreed budget.
• Provide follow-up support for already completed projects in the sense of 2nd level support.
• Participation in the creation of IT architectures for new or modifications of existing E2E processes across different IT platforms and IT applications.
• Maintaining contact with our strategic logistics and IT partners for all ZEISS SBUs and SSCs together with the respective departments.
• Clarification of necessary legal framework conditions in terms of tax and customs regulations with the respective departments and management consultancies working for ZEISS

Key Requirements

• University degree in logistics, industrial engineering, business informatics, or a comparable international field of study

• five years of professional experience in the SCM environment of an internationally operating company is required

• High intrinsic motivation for the successful implementation of projects and programs

• Certifications in the SAP SCM modules

• Comprehensive knowledge of project management

• IT expertise in relevant supply chain management processes

• Excellent communication skills

• Possess a background in Lean Management principles for streamlining processes

• Willing to travel 30% of time

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Excellent English language proficiency

• Intercultural competence when dealing with various contractual partners

• Strong negotiation and communication skills

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