Production & Materials Manager (m/f/)

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Job Description:

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Production & Materials Planning Manager at our plant in Seefeld near Munich, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Manage plant supply chain organization

• Lead Supply Chain weekly reviews, where you will give updates regarding output vs forecast, production schedules, capacity and material constraints, backorder recovery timelines, and successes and areas for improvement

• Maintain strong relationships with critical suppliers to ensure high service levels on components

• Provide direction on manufacturing strategies to ensure alignment with supply chain and operation goals

• Improving key metrics like Backorders, Lead Time Adherence, OTIF, Inventory, etc. These topics will require daily communications and participation in the Tier process

• Actively manage working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND experience in supply chain, operations, or engineering

• Very good knowledge of written and spoken German

• Leadership experience

 

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• APICS Certification

• Experience using SAP, creating Power BI reports, and utilizing Excel

• Strong analytical skills

• Experience leading cross-functional teams

• A collaborative and constructive attitude and the ability to ignite a positive team spirit and drive progress

Work location: Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work)

Travel: May include up to 10 % domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Supporting Your Well-being 

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Diversity & Inclusion 

(*) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community.

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Location: Seefeld, DE

Posted Date: 12/26/2024