As a Supply Specialist at VAT, you play a crucial role in our supply chain operations, particularly focusing on the New Product Introduction (NPI) processes for our advanced vacuum technology products, including valves, chambers, and modules. Your main responsibilities include managing the initial purchases of new parts for NPI, encompassing cost and inventory management. You conduct initial evaluations to identify the best-fitting supply chain concepts for specific products to ensure optimal integration into our operations. You coordinate interface support with internal and external stakeholders - such as suppliers, project managers, engineers, and product managers - to ensure seamless information exchange and timely deliveries. This involves setting up relevant logistics master data to effectively integrate NPI into regular Material Requirements Planning (MRP) calculations.

YOUR CHALLENGES:

• Supplier Setup and Initial Purchasing: Manage the initial procurement of new parts required for NPI processes, including cost and inventory management.
• Supply Chain Concept Evaluation: Evaluate and identify the best-fitting supply chain concepts for products to ensure optimal integration.
• Interface Coordination: Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless information exchange and timely deliveries.
• Master Data Management: Set up relevant logistics master data to integrate NPI into regular Material Requirements Planning (MRP) calculations.
• Order Evaluation and Shipment Confirmation: Evaluate NPI orders and confirm shipment data to ensure on-time delivery.
• NPI Product Approval Workflow Management: Manage and execute the NPI Product Approval Workflow related to Dynamics 365.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate with suppliers, project managers, engineers, and product managers to ensure alignment on schedules and requirements for NPI projects.
• Operational Efficiency Enhancement: Identify and implement opportunities to improve supply chain processes related to NPI, focusing on increasing efficiency and reducing costs.
• Risk Management: Assess potential supply chain risks in NPI processes and develop mitigation strategies to prevent disruptions.
• Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to NPI activities to ensure objectives are met and identify areas for improvement.
• Regulatory Compliance and Documentation: Ensure all supply chain activities comply with company policies and customers regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate records and documentation.

YOUR COMPETENCIES:

• Higher education with a focus on procurement, project management and supply chain operations or equivalent.
• Several years of professional experience in a comparable position, ideally in project procurement and supply chain.
• Familiarity with supply chain concept setup with focus on cost of goods sold and multi-source strategies
• Very good user knowledge of MS Office products, especially Excel; experience with ERP systems (ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations).
• Strategic, analytical, process-oriented thinking, and structured work.
• Independent, flexible, and persistent personality with assertiveness, negotiation skills, and organizational talent.
• Experience in project management is an advantage.
• Very good German and good English skills, both written and spoken.