Erstellt am 20. Juli 2026

Project Manager Supply Chain Management (m/f/x) - Fixed-Term Contract (3 Years)

ZEISS

Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg 73447, Germany Vollzeit

Reference: 548827113

Your Role

As a Project Manager within Supply Chain Management, you will lead strategic sourcing projects for assigned procurement scopes and serve as the primary interface between product development teams and suppliers.
You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring, and reporting on complex coating-related sourcing projects. In this role, you will manage the supplier interface within ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT), ensuring effective collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
You will coordinate project work packages, facilitate collaboration, and monitor tasks and milestones between suppliers and the SMT organization to ensure supplier readiness and reliable delivery for development projects.
You will plan supplier-specific development activities required for each project and align these development requirements across the relevant internal teams and supplier organizations.
You will provide functional leadership to cross-functional teams working with external partners across one or more sourcing projects. You will collaborate closely with colleagues from Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Strategic Procurement.
In addition, you will establish and manage internal and external stakeholder engagement and coordinate the operational execution of project activities.

Your Profile

You have successfully completed a university degree in Surface Engineering, Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Surface Engineering, or a comparable technical or scientific discipline. You also have substantial relevant professional experience.
You have extensive project management expertise, ideally gained through complex sourcing or procurement projects and close collaboration with suppliers.
You take a structured and methodical approach to your work and are committed to improving processes quickly and continuously.
You are a strong communicator, are confident in driving decisions and achieving results, and are willing to travel both nationally and internationally.
You have full professional proficiency in written and spoken German and English.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
David Hartmann