WorkNomads is looking for a Global Strategic Supplier Manager to identify & lead various initiatives with suppliers to enable sustainable improvement. You will bring your valuable experience in leading supplier development programs and quality management and methods.
We are recruiting a Global Strategic Supplier Manager to join our hybrid team.
Dare to have a mission:
- Lead continuous improvement programs of suppliers’ performance on their manufacturing processes.
- Identify & lead initiatives with suppliers to enable sustainable improvements that lead into cost saving.
- Support the root cause analyses and identify potential opportunities for improvements in quality & costs.
- Work closely with purchasing, manufacturing, quality and R&D to assure continuous improvement of product, services and processes.
- Perform process audits to identify improvement opportunities and ensure implementation of improvement actions.
- Provide technical support for supplier selection acc. category and/or sourcing strategy initiatives.
- 50% of the time will involve travel to Turkey or other offices or supplier sites across Europe.
The tools in your backpack:
- A 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).
- Familiarity with automotive and construction industry standards.
- Six Sigma/ Lean project skills are highly desirable.
- Excellent data visualization and analytics skills.
- Experience in leading supplier development programs.
- Experience in quality management and methods.
- Proven experience in performing supplier audits, based on VDA 6.3
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to travel within Europe.
- Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills
- Fluency in English. Proficiency in Turkish is a great advantage.
Our recipe for a great life in Bulgaria:
- The opportunity to participate in our new nomadic economy, instead of watching it happen from the side-lines
- A personalized career development program
- An environment where your opinion matters, and you manage your own work-life balance
- International and dynamic workplace
- Onsite access to co-working spaces, meeting rooms, an event rooftop, communal kitchens, sports, and leisure areas & parking
- Competitive remuneration and social welfare package (such as 25 days annual paid leave, private health insurance, and various community benefits and events)
- Low cost of living in parallel with low personal income tax, growing your purchasing power to wine, dine and travel & work abroad & remote!
= TOTAL(LY): amazing life & work with WorkNomads
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