About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5.5 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.


Voith Turbo is looking for Material Group Manager.


Material Group Manager
Material Group Manager

 

Your tasks

  • You will be responsible for the independent development and implementation of global and cross-location product group strategies (including procurement market analyses etc.), taking into account the company's objectives.
  • Furthermore, you will be responsible for the provision of a holistically managed and developed supplier portfolio to the consumers.
  • Supplier management (selection, evaluation, development, etc.) is just as much a part of your remit as the negotiation of price agreements, framework, supply and work contracts as well as major contract award projects. 
  • You will provide support and early involvement in development projects to ensure optimum process compliance so that costs and quality are taken into account accordingly.
  • You create the framework conditions for optimized and lean order processing.
  • You will also be responsible for implementing measures to optimize the supply chain and identifying and implementing cost optimization approaches.

 

 

Your profile

  • You have successfully completed your studies in the field of engineering (e.g. industrial engineering, business administration, electrical engineering) or a comparable qualification.
  • You have initial experience in strategic purchasing / product group management and a basic technical understanding.
  • Ideally, you have some experience in global procurement.
  • We require a very good command of written and spoken German and English.
  • Your analytical and structured way of thinking and acting, hands-on mentality, ability to work in a team, independence, initiative and reliability are convincing. 
  • The willingness to travel domestically and abroad (approx. 30%) rounds off your profile.