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Otis elevators and escalators provide optimal vertical mobility around the world. We owe our leading market position to the high quality of our products and services, as well as the personal commitment and success of our employees. We impress our customers with technical innovations and a consistent customer focus.

Business Partner Field Supply Chain - Central Europe (m/w/d)

Location: Berlin

Start: As soon as possible

Otis is growing and is therefore looking for an OU Business Partner for Central Europe. This role involves both leading supply chain matters within the operating unit (OU) and undertaking non-catalogue local procurement. You will work with the part-time Supply Chain Country Business Partners in the associated countries.

Your Responsibilities:  

Provide a single point of contact in the operating unit (OU) for all supply chain topics, including, but not limited to, saving plans and LE, payment term initiatives, and other supply chain initiatives. Work closely with OU and country leadership to understand the needs of the customer and ensure these are delivered to expectations. Typical responsibilities include:

Work within a cross-matrix role, acting as a single point of contact for the operating unit and its supply chain needs. Collaborate and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to provide effective solutions across the supply chain function.

Identify gaps within the supply chain processes and work with leadership to resolve and provide solutions to these issues. Gain buy-in from other parts of the business to support the smooth rollout of process improvement strategies.

Implement an action savings plans and align strategies.

Align the savings plan with local finance and leadership.

Conduct pay term country analysis and tasks.

Managing local requests for support via “Service Now” tool.

Support EMEA and Global Category Sourcing Teams (Field & Indirect) regarding EMEA wide agreements and opportunities.

Collaborate with sourcing teams to convert non-catalog purchases into the standard catalogs.  

What we offer:

The opportunity to be part of a huge supply chain function with exposure in global improvement strategies and plans to have the very best supply chain solutions for an ever changing business.

Great, competitive salary.

The ability to learn directly from subject matter experts, to work with them in designing new digital supply chain solutions for a competitive market.  

Key requirements:

MBA/MA/MS degree with 1+ years of experience; BA/BS degree with 5+ years of experience.  

Proven ability to lead and manage a group of buyers to achieve quality, cost, and service level targets. Set challenging goals with clear expectations, offering feedback and coaching to support the team in achieving them.  

Proven ability to work across teams, communicating clearly to align objectives and taking initiative in serving stakeholders.  

Ability to take ownership of challenges, accurately defining problems and reprioritizing as needed to reach overall objectives.  

Experience with Global JDE and associated systems (K2), Microsoft products: Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Forms.  

Ability to work with various cross-functional groups, including Field Operations (Sales, Supervisors, Project Managers), Engineering,  and Supplier Quality to ensure business goals are met.  

Must be able to work in and fully support a Team environment.  

Good german skills, multi-lingual is a plus.  

  
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