Group Leader – Supply Chain Management (Mechanical)

SEW Eurodrive

Leads a team of 13 in supply chain management for mechanical components at SEW-EURODRIVE. Ensuring material availability while managing operational purchasing and cross-department coordination.

Posted 8/3/2026full-timeGraben-Neudorf • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in materials management and operational purchasing, with a strong focus on process design, risk management, and team leadership. Proficient in SAP modules and capable of effective communication across various organizational levels.

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Materials ManagementOperational PurchasingDisciplinary LeadershipSAP Skills (MM, SD, CRM)Business-Fluent English

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Hard Skills

Materials ManagementOperational PurchasingProcess DesignRisk ManagementCapacity Analysis

Soft Skills

Team DevelopmentMotivationCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

SAP MMSAP SDSAP CRM

Industry Keywords

Mechanical ComponentsElectromechanical ComponentsIntegrated Operational ProcurementKPI ReportingCross-Organizational Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Disciplinary and technical leadership and development of 13 employees
Responsibility for material planning and the integrated operational procurement of mechanical and electromechanical components
Ensuring the availability of mechanical and electromechanical parts while meeting time, cost and quality targets
Intensive interface management with Production, Development, Order Management, Purchasing and Sales
Continuous opportunity and risk management across the entire product and supply process
Further development and harmonization of planning and operational purchasing processes, as well as planning and conducting risk and capacity analyses
Comprehensive and regular reporting on KPIs, risks and countermeasures

Requirements

What you’ll need

Completed technical or business degree, or comparable qualification
Several years of professional experience in materials management and/or operational purchasing, ideally in an industrial environment
Experience in both disciplinary (line) and technical leadership, including team development and motivation
Knowledge of process design, change management and cross-organizational collaboration
Very good SAP skills (MM, SD and CRM)
Strong communication skills across different hierarchical levels
Business-fluent English, both written and spoken

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remuneration according to the collective agreement for the Metal and Electrical Industry Baden-Württemberg, including contractual special payments and a long-standing attractive company pension scheme
Individual flexible working-time models, remote working, flexitime account, employee discounts and special offers, partnerships with fitness studios, leisure activities and on-site daycare
Our in-house training center DriveAcademy® and our e-learning platform complement each other with a wide range of seminars and training courses
State-of-the-art technology, IT equipment and software tools, company restaurant and SEW car park with electric charging stations
Through continuous investments at our German sites, we are well positioned for the future to advance as a global player