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.