Global Strategic Supplier Manager (m/f/d)

This is us: EJOT is an international market leader for innovative connection systems in our market segments. Based on the customer-specific problem, we develop the know-how for connection solutions.

Your tasks - your area of responsibility:

• Leads continuous improvement programs of suppliers performance on their manufaturing processes, striving for „zero defects“.
• Identifies & leads initiatives with our suppliers to enable sustainable improvements that led into cost saving and / or avoidance.
• Supports the root cause analyses and implementation of corrective and preventive actions for major impacting non-conformities in products and services at suppliers. 
• Identify potential opportunities for improvements in quality & costs.
• Monitor supplier performance KPI´s, analyses supplier´s manufacturing processes, quality records, complaints and other sources of data.
• Works closely with purchasing, manufacturing, quality and R&D to assure continious improvement of product, services and processes to meet quality and cost requirements at the suppliers.
• Performs process audits to identify improvement opportunities and ensure implementation of improvement actions.
• Provides technical support for supplier selection acc. category and/or sourcing strategy initiatives.
• Provides technical guidance and expertise internally and to suppliers regarding manufacturing processes, quality methods and techniques.

Your experience - we should get to know each other if you have the following qualifications:

• University degree, preferably in metallurgical, materials, chemicals or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with various manufacturing processes for fasteners (e.g. surface treatment, heat treatment, wire drawing, cold forming).
• Familiar with automotive and construction industry standards.
• 6 Sigma/ Lean project skills highly desirable.
• Excellent data visualization and analytics skills.
• Several years of experience in leading supplier development programs.
• Several years of experience in quality management and methods.
• Proved experience on performing supplier audits, based on VDA 6.3
• Autonomy and leadership.
• Negotiation skills.
• Ability to take decisions in difficult situations.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting competence.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams and task forces.
• Good command in English, both written and verbal.
• Intercultural competence and willingness to travel.

Why EJOT? - What we offer you:

• The good feeling to be part of a well-established and financially independent family business
• Freedom for inventive imagination, innovative strength and the implementation of your own ideas
• Competitive remuneration with attractive salary packages
• State-of-the-art work environment, infrastructure and communication technologies
• Mobile work opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• Work-life balance with individual working time models