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 € 5,2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
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Head of Project Procurement (m/f/d)
Job ID 76791 | Worldwide - outside of Germany
Your tasks
- You will be responsible for the worldwide coordination of the project related procurement activities.
- In this role you will functionally lead the global project procurement functions and closely work with the project teams in the respective regions.
- Project procurement is the coordinating function between the respective strategic and operational procurement teams as a single point of contact into the respective project organization.
- In your role you will harmonize processes and be setting clear guidelines for a global way of working.
- Regular reporting, continuous improvement, process management and optimization will form part of your daily activities in your reporting line to the SVP Global Supply Chain.
- You will ensure that our procurement strategy is followed and implemented in projects right at the start of the proposal phase (OTO - offer to order) and will see through the adherence as the project progresses.
- This role will require regular international and overseas travel (up to 20%). This role will be based in one of the global Voith Hydro facilities (except Germany).
- A strong interaction with all interface functions, especially engineering, quality and project management will be a crucial enabler for the success of this role.
Your profile
- You have a technical or economical bachelor’s and master’s degree with at least 10-15 years of industrial experience of which at least 5 have been in a leadership position.
- Experience in the field of project driven businesses, ideally hydro power generation, is desirable.
- A very high degree of intercultural competence and excellent communications skills in English are mandatory. Further language skills are an advantage.
- You have a high level of entrepreneurial thinking and are comfortable to work with both technical as well as commercial topics.
- Strong people skills and a natural interest in mentoring younger members of the team are part of your profile.
We offer you an international working environment with an open and inclusive company culture. In addition, you can expect flexible working models, sustainable development opportunities and various offers for the compatibility of family and career as well as health and well-being.
Apply now via our web portal.
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The Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG | VHZ is looking forward to your application!
Your personal contact
J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG | VZS
Global Business Services HR EMEA
Talent Acquisition Team • Nathalie Schubert • Tel. +49 7321 37 3122
voith.com/career
Job ID 76791