Supply Chain Operations Manager

A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.

As part of a team you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than 600 people who are as passionate about emissions-free transportation as you are.

We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard 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 Manager working closely with senior program leadership, logistics, quality, design, and manufacturing engineering as well as major suppliers to ensure program objectives are met and stay on schedule. Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Operations, you will be responsible for the entire operational supply chain activities for the Lilium aircraft suppliers which are within your scope. You will work with the Supply Chain Quality team to ensure that Lilium’s supply chain will comply to all necessary quality standards of EASA 21G and EN9100.

Procurement at Lilium means to work within a team of highly skilled experts managing the creation and establishment of a professional aircraft and non-aircraft supply base with the highest quality product available in time – while meeting technical corporate standards based on a complete new worldwide market eco system.  

Your Day to Day:

• Contribute to the definition of strategies, policies, processes and digital solutions to secure the performance for all the suppliers of aircraft items.
• Work closely within cross-functional teams to lead and manage the development and industrialization of aircraft structures and cabin interior suppliers.
• Participate and contribute within cross-functional teams for supplier selection based upon competitiveness, aerospace qualifications, and good performance records.
• Actively contribute to the cross-functional team that will:
  • Drive or support APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities at Suppliers.
  • Implement data collection at the supplier for transparency on quality and production performance.
  • Monitor supplier approvals to ensure that only approved suppliers are used and that purchase orders are only issued for qualified items
  • Ensure the readiness of the supply base by launching capability assessments as well as capacity audits at relevant suppliers.
  • Place purchase orders and track suppliers to meet the demand generated by the MRP.
  • Ensure proper risk management is implemented to avoid any disruption to the supply of items.
  • Ensure compliance to the international regulations and customs processes.
  • Drive recovery actions at suppliers in case of non-performance.

• Provide input into the Lilium ERP as well as cloud-based solutions for collaboration with suppliers (including PO placement, OTD management, Invoicing, Concessions, Statistical Process Control, Advance Shipment Notice).
• Participate in the implementation and deployment of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) solutions where appropriate, in order to optimize cash and warehouse space.
• Partake in the deployment of the supply chain control tower with visual monitoring of the performance and risks in the supply chain.
• Ensure all internal root causes for supplier non-performance (eg: demand, technical specifications) are identified swiftly and addressed in an efficient collaborative way.
• Lead by example with uncompromising business ethics and respect for people.

Your Profile:

• Minimum qualifications / education: Bachelor of Engineering and/or Business Administration Degree.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain roles out of which 2 in a similar position within a technology driven industry (ex. automotive, aerospace).
• Experience in aircraft structure and/or interior commodities is compulsory.
• Proven experience leading “end to end” implementation of supply chain organizations, processes and systems.
• Pragmatic leader with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational mindset.
• Eager to learn and adopt his/her style to a start-up environment; puts the team first; robust and passionate to follow given objectives; uses failure as learning experience; excellent communicator; ability to facilitate workshops.
• Excellent communications and leadership maturity to build and sustain credibly with all levels of the organisation.
• High sense for urgency with can-do mindset and customer orientation.
• Fluent English required, German or any other language desired.

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Life at Lilium:

You are joining us as we are building our global footprint. While the current COVID-19 restrictions mean that many of us are working remotely we are still making the most out of this time. Meet fellow colleagues via our culture sessions and free weekly yoga classes, or improve your German or English with our free language courses.

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