Strategic Supply Chain Manager (no direct reports, engineering education required)

Nabízím práci
Jméno/Firma
UCT Fluid Delivery Solutions s.r.o.
Pracoviště
Liberec
Úvazek
Plný
Požadované vzdělání
Bez maturity
Požadované jazyky
Angličtina, Čeština
Profese
Prodej a obchod
Nabízím práci/ Hledám práci
Nabízím práci
Vytvořeno
16. 10. 2025

O pozici

Pracovní nabídka

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Strategic Supply Chain Manager to build and maintain deep, long-term relationships with sub-tier suppliers. In this individual contributor role, you will gather detailed supplier insights, drive sourcing strategies, and lead key activities such as tooling management, contract negotiations, and ordering system optimization. You will act as the main interface between internal stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring alignment on demand planning, pricing, delivery, and compliance. This role also includes presenting supplier status to customers and contributing to dual-sourcing and lead time reduction initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Creation of working deep long-term relation with a sub-tier
  • Collecting a deep knowledge about a sub-tier (contacts, manufacturing steps, bottleneck operations&sub-tiers, distribution chanel of finished goods, UCT position versus other sub-tier´s customers, LAM SBM/SCM, about product portfolio, new products etc. etc.)
  • Regular contact with a sub-tier on demand outlook, strategies and sub-tier´s needs
  • Commodity strategy creation and execution
  • Managing of customer/UCT toolings at a sub-tier
  • Optimization of ordering system with a sub-tier (enlargeing of ordering horizon, frame contacts & call-offs, etc. etc.)
  • NDAs, contracts of whatever kind
  • Responsible for organization of regular reviews (scorecards)
  • Presentation status of a sub-tier to customers
  • LT reduction activities
  • Stocking programms of whatever kind
  • Higher escalations for quoting, delivery, quality, pricing and other aspects
  • Negotiation of pricing/scaling (pricing reduction programms)
  • Running of dual-sourcing projects

Required Qualifications

  • Secondary or university education in mechanical engineering is required

  • Experience in strategic procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial environment

  • Strong knowledge of supplier management, contract negotiation, and cost optimization strategies

  • Experience with tooling ownership, dual sourcing, and order management systems

  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with both internal and external stakeholders

  • Ability to analyze complex supplier data and drive actionable insights

  • Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint), and familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Helios Orange)

  • Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional language(s) are an advantage

  • Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to manage escalations independently

We offer:

  • Family character of the company with custom production outside the automotive industry
  • Individual approach
  • Facilities of a newly built production hall in Doubí in Liberec
  • High quality employment
  • Flexible working hours
  • We will take into account your experience with attractive benefits (quarterly financial bonuses, meal allowance CZK 140,-/day, transport allowance, Multisport card, CZK 5880,-/year contribution to Pluxee card, company portable season tickets for leisure activities - hockey, football, iQLANDII, ZOO, subsidized refreshments at the workplace, education, company events)