WE LOVE AVIATION
RH Aero Systems is setting the standard for aviation support equipment and services. Through our industry-leading businesses – Rhinestahl and HYDRO – we deliver capability across custom-designed Ground Support Equipment, OEM-licensed engine and airframe tooling, 26 global service centers and innovative engineered solutions for OEMs, MROs and Operators worldwide.
Supplier Development Manager (m/f/d)
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Your benefits:
- Compensation: two guaranteed special payments per year as well as profit sharing
- Work-life balance: flexible working hours, remote work up to 40 percent, 30 days' vacation and extra holiday at Christmas and New Year's Eve
- Company pension plan: competent advice and above-average allowance
- Health management: company doctor, social counseling, bicycle leasing and Hansefit (fitness-membership)
- Infrastructure and facilities: modern workplaces, company daycare center, company restaurant, food trucks and supermarket
- Personnel development: comprehensive induction and a wide range of further training opportunities
- Team spirit: Regular team events and company celebrations
- Extras: Corporate benefits (special conditions with well-known manufacturers and brands); presents for special personal occasions
- Mobility: Optimal public transport connections, e-charging stations and free parking spaces
Your tasks:
- Supplier management and supplier categorization, including the maintenance, evaluation, and further development of the supplier base in accordance with global standards, as well as the management of supplier categorization data.
- Building and further developing supplier capabilities and capacities to ensure long-term supply reliability and adapt capacities to future business requirements.
- Capacity planning and coordination with purchasing, supply chain, and forecasting teams to identify demand trends early on and take appropriate action with suppliers.
- Identification, evaluation, and development of new suppliers, particularly in strategic or new regions, including support with their qualification and onboarding.
- Conducting and supporting supplier audits, as well as implementing measures to improve performance—particularly for underperforming suppliers—including risk assessment and follow-up on improvement measures.
- Establishing, maintaining, and strengthening strategic supplier relationships, as well as providing support during escalations, emergency responses, problem-solving, and negotiations to ensure a stable supply.
- Analysis, optimization, and strategic development of supplier management, including benchmarking, competitive analysis, contracts and framework agreements, internal process improvements, and digitalization and AI applications in procurement.
- Reisetätigkeit von ca. 40%
Your profile:
- Bachelor-Abschluss in Betriebswirtschaft, Supply Chain Management, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen oder einem vergleichbaren Fachgebiet
- Erste bis mehrjährige Berufserfahrung in den Bereichen Lieferantenmanagement, Supply Chain oder vergleichbarem
- Erfahrung im Umgang mit Lieferanten sowie in der Analyse und Verbesserung von Lieferantenleistung, Kapazitäten und Prozessen.
- Ausgeprägte analytische Fähigkeiten, eine strukturierte Arbeitsweise sowie eine hohe Problemlösungskompetenz, insbesondere in anspruchsvollen oder kritischen Situationen.
- Proficiency in SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, and data-driven analysis
- Kommunikationsstärke, Verhandlungsgeschick und sicheres Auftreten im Umgang mit internen und externen Stakeholdern in einem internationalen Umfeld.
- Hohe Eigeninitiative, Reisebereitschaft sowie die Fähigkeit, Lieferantenentwicklungsmaßnahmen selbstständig vor Ort umzusetzen.
- Idealerweise erste Erfahrungen mit Lieferantenaudits, Kapazitätsplanung oder Risikomanagement.
- Excellent written and spoken German and English skills
Your Contact:
Junior HR Business Partner
We take great pride in our Values and embody them in everything we do professionally.
Reliable: We consistently deliver outstanding quality and performance. Our reliability builds trust and long last partnerships. You can count on us every step pf the way!
Ready: We are always prepared, flexible and within reach – ready to act when it matters most.
Relentless: We are determined to pursue our goals with unwavering passion, resilience, and the will to overcome any challenge.
We take great pride in our Values and embody them in everything we do professionally.
Reliable: We consistently deliver outstanding quality and performance. Our reliability builds trust and long last partnerships. You can count on us every step pf the way!
Ready: We are always prepared, flexible and within reach – ready to act when it matters most.
Relentless: We are determined to pursue our goals with unwavering passion, resilience, and the will to overcome any challenge.