Category Manager – Structures And Interiors

Your role and your team:

• You will report directly to the Head of Procurement Structures & Interiors. The Category Management Team is responsible for sourcing to contract and to manage and foster positive supplier relationships.
• You will be part of interdisciplinary IPTs (Integrated Project Team) who is responsible for the design, manufacture and delivery of the Aircraft Structure, Interiors, landing gear system, Electrical Wiring Interconnection System and several additional systems and commodities of our Lilium Jet from prototype into serial production.
• You will play a key role in bringing our innovative aircraft to life.

Your Day to Day:

• Contribute to the Multi-functional team which will shape and lead the supply chain for the Electrical Wiring Interconnection System within the aircraft.
• Support the Procurement Strategy & Policies aligned to the overarching company strategy.
• Sourcing Process - Market Assessment & Identify Potential Suppliers/Supplier Selection & Contracting (e.g., Call for Tender, supplier selection processes, negotiations)
• Close co-operation with the Production, Finances, Quality, Engineering, Program teams during development projects
• Orchestrating a global network of aircraft suppliers to initiate best practice exchange and a continuous flow of innovations outside-in
• Secure the plant delivery to safety, time, cost, and quality targets with support of Supply Chain Operations counterpart.
• Lead big scale supplier sourcing deployment projects with end-to-end responsibility from start of analysis to ramp up at stable performance.
• High response & real-time work behaviour

Your Profile:

• Minimum qualifications/Education: mechanical engineering and/or business administration degree
• Experience of structures, interiors, landing gear, standard parts or material procurement position in a corporate environment with experience in contracting in the aerospace or automotive sectors.
• "End to End" responsibility of implementing the purchase strategy.
• Experience in a high-volume supply chain
• Eager to learn and adopt his or her style to a start-up environment; puts the team first; robust and passionate to follow given objectives; uses failure as learning experience; excellent communicator; ability to facilitate workshops.
• Demonstrate cross-functional leadership within the company.
• Excellent analysis and evaluation skills with a drive to challenge the status quo.
• A strategic thinker with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus
• Must be a proactive, open, and direct communicator who engages comfortably and credibly with all levels of the organisation.
• High personal influencing and negotiation skills.

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