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Why you'll love working for Siemens!

• Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.

• Solve the world's most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.

• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.

• Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.

• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.

• Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.

• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get rewards for them!

• Diversity and inclusivity focused.

What will you do?

The MM Leader plays a vital role within the supply chain, combining strategic planning and tactical execution to ensure that the right materials arrive on time and in the correct quantities. This position not only ensures operational efficiency but also has a direct impact on the company's profitability and competitiveness. Acting as a link between production, logistics, and supplier teams, the MM Leader optimizes resources and significantly contributes to business success.

Among their main responsibilities are demand planning, supplier negotiation, and inventory management. The role requires strong analytical and negotiation skills to make informed decisions that meet both deadlines and budget constraints. Additionally, proficiency with technological tools and the ability to work in collaborative environments are key to success in this position.

Responsibilities:

The MM Leader plays a crucial role in the effective coordination of the supply chain. Their daily activities require a combination of strategic planning, negotiation, and resource optimization to ensure that materials and products are available at the right time. The following responsibilities detail how this role directly impacts operational efficiency and profitability, ensuring optimal collaboration between internal and external teams.

Demand Planning

The MM Leader forecasts material and product needs based on historical data analysis, sales trends, and growth projections. This responsibility is key to avoiding both shortages and excess inventory. Planning is continuously adjusted to respond to market fluctuations and production changes.

• Frequency: Weekly

• Importance: Very High

• Inventory Management

Balancing inventory levels is essential to maintain efficient operations and reduce costs. The MM Leader constantly monitors and adjusts inventories, ensuring necessary products are available without incurring excess storage costs. In a typical scenario, such as in a retail company, effective inventory management can be the difference between meeting demand during peak season or suffering losses from unsold products.

• Frequency: Daily

• Importance: Very High

• Supplier Negotiation

Negotiation is a key skill in this role. The MM Leader negotiates delivery times and contractual terms with suppliers. These negotiations are conducted periodically, often coinciding with contract renewals or the evaluation of new suppliers.

• Frequency: Monthly

• Importance: High

Coordination with Production and Logistics

Smooth coordination with production and logistics departments is essential to ensure materials arrive at the right time. This prevents production delays or excess storage costs. The MM Leader must work closely with the production team to avoid assembly line interruptions due to missing critical parts.

• Frequency: Daily

• Importance: Very High

• Supplier Monitoring

The MM Leader is responsible for detailed monitoring of supplier performance, evaluating their ability to meet deadlines. This tracking helps identify potential issues and propose solutions before they affect the supply chain.

• Frequency: Monthly

• Importance: High

• Process Optimization

The MM Leader constantly seeks ways to improve purchasing and supply processes to make them more efficient and cost-effective. This may include implementing new technologies or adapting purchasing strategies based on industry best practices.

• Importance: Medium

Requirements and Skills

The MM Leader needs a unique combination of education, experience, and technical and interpersonal skills to succeed in their role. Since this position operates at the intersection of strategic planning and tactical execution, qualifications must enable the professional to efficiently manage inventory and purchasing, adapt to market fluctuations, negotiate with suppliers, and collaborate with multiple internal teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related fields

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in demand planning

• Advanced English proficiency

Soft Skills

• Negotiation skills

• Critical and analytical thinking

• Effective communication

• Results-oriented mindset

Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel proficiency

• ERP knowledge

• Real-time inventory management

• Logistics and transportation knowledge

• ERP expertise

Siemens is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state, or local law.