Supply Chain Operations Specialist

A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary, yet with a meaningful purpose. We take pride in pushing the very boundaries of technology and customer experience to deliver something that has never been done before. 

What we do here is hard, but then very few things worth achieving are easy. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with our world-class entrepreneurial team of more than 400 leaders, experts and engineers who are as passionate about emissions-free transportation as you are. 

We are also passionate about creating an inclusive culture, with more than 40 nationalities working with us to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life.

Your role and your team: 

We are looking for an ambitious and experienced Supply Chain Operations Specialist working closely with senior leadership of a program, logistics, design & manufacturing engineering as well as major suppliers to ensure program objectives are met and stay on schedule. Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Operation, the Operations Specialists is responsible for making timely and cost-effective buying decisions that remain within the budget of the project. You need to determine product need and identify, communicate and negotiate with suppliers while setting up shipments, delivery and payment schedules to coordinate with the scheduled work flow on the project.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the fastest, most well-funded and exciting companies in the world and join the exciting journey of the Lilium Jet early in its inception phase. Our production organization aims to set new standards with a best-in-class, reliable, digital production.

 Your Day to Day:

• Create ERP purchasing documents, including purchase order and order confirmation
• Support indirect purchase, including workshop consumables and non-flight parts/tools/equipment
• Manage and maintain the webshop accounts
• Assist in documentation, such as NDA
• Maintain supplier contact database and integrate new supplier contacts in the database
• Preparing technical data package for quotation
• Facilitate engineering change (i.e. sending updated tech data to supplier, updating new part number or revision in ERP)
• Invoice clarification and approval
• Prepare data analysis for dashboard and ERP
• Clarify delivery status

Your Profile:

• Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved
• Minimum 3 years experience within the area of industrial engineering company
• Minimum 3 years related functional experience within the area of procurement and/or logistics
• High level of communication skills – Due to the importance of maintaining relationships with suppliers, excellent communication skills and be comfortable talking to all kinds of people
• Ability to make correct independent decisions when appropriate, adjust and conform with varying schedules, organize and prioritize multiple tasks, problem solve, and write and communicate effectively.
• Software: Good knowledge Excel & Power Point
• Language: English required / German a plus

Life at Lilium:

At Lilium, you’ll have the responsibility and freedom to act as an entrepreneur. You’ll be working with bright and driven colleagues from different industries, countries and backgrounds who are all united in one common goal, challenging and supporting each other to make Lilium successful.

As well as free language courses, weekly yoga sessions, two complimentary meals each day and unlimited snacks and drinks, we also have an in-house gym and a relaxation room. By pairing that with a free shuttle bus to and from our local train station, as well as bikes you can borrow to cycle around our campus, we aim to make it as easy as possible to travel here, while reducing our own carbon footprint. We also have a rooftop terrace where you can watch planes taking off all day long! 

Relocation:

In order to build a world-class team, we welcome people from all over the world. We’ll support you on every step of your journey, offering a relocation allowance and documentation for visa application.

Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.  

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