Senior Global Sourcing Manager Gearbox
Hamburg (Germany)
Ref: LW3242
July 23, 2020
ENERGIE, WATER EN GAS
FUNCTIES
Main tasks and responsibilities:
- Responsible for main gearbox commodity with a high purchasing volume.
- Develop and maintain a strong relationship with internal stakeholders (ENG, Service, Material Management, Planning, Production, Legal, …) to understand demands, market dynamics and supplier trends to identify opportunities for capacities and cost reductions.
- Developing and implement a gearbox strategy in cooperation with internal stakeholders to ensure a stable and consistent supply to all factories world wide.
- Lead negotiations for commercial agreements as well as in developing contracts and frame contracts.
- Be involved in all claim related topics for main gearboxes.
- Develop, implement and establish data analysis and reporting of relevant KPIs
- Continuously identify areas for improvement to drive down the cost and increase performance.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience in gearbox manufacturing industry or wind industry, preferably as leader in gearbox commodity.
- Profound knowledge about gearbox manufacturing processes and parts.
- You have a pronounced cost- and quality awareness as well as an analytical, conceptional and target oriented way of working.
- Solid technical know how, to communicate at eye level internally and externally.
- You have strengths in communication, teamwork and assertiveness.
- You communicate confident on different management level (staff to CEO).
- Professional and confident appearance as well as the ability to competently represent our company.
- Very good English skills. Spanish and German would be beneficial.
- Ability to travel abroad as well as intercultural competences.