Your Responsibilities
- Lead global supply chain transformation programs, including S&OP redesign and logistics optimization, from concept through execution.
- Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for planning processes in large-scale business process remodeling projects.
- (Co)-Lead global programs with cross-regional governance, ensuring stakeholder alignment and effective project delivery.
- Manage and govern external consultancies, ensuring quality, timeline, and budget adherence in the design and implementation phases.
- Drive end-to-end supply chain risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.
- Coordinate cross-functional workshops, steering committees, and change management initiatives to ensure adoption and impact.
- Track, report, and communicate program status, risks, and value realization to senior leadership and global stakeholders.
- Define KPIs and success metrics in collaboration with operational teams to ensure sustainable performance improvements.
- Ensure compliance with ESG, regulatory, and corporate standards within supply chain programs.
Your Qualifications
- 10+ years of supply chain experience, including planning, solution design, logistics, and cross-functional transformation programs.
- Proven track record in project and program management within a global context.
- Strong stakeholder management across cultures and time zones (notably Germany, Japan, USA).
- Deep knowledge of supply chain risk, resilience, and sustainability.
- Comfortable operating in matrixed, global environments—particularly with cross-time zone collaboration (e.g., US, Japan and Germany).
- Fluent in translating strategy into operational execution, with clear focus on value delivery.
- Comfortable working hands-on while maintaining a strategic, results-oriented view.
Our offer
- Flexibility
- Benefits
- Development
- Fitness
- Security
Flexibility: Flexible and trust-based working hours, 30 vacation days + option for additional vacation days, mobile working, individual part-time models and programs for extended periods of absence
Benefits: Attractive salary, share in Advantest´s success through our exceptionally appealing bonus program as well as numerous subsidies, discounts and offerings (e.g. bike leasing)
Development: Structured onboarding programs and mentoring, development discussions, technical and soft skill trainings, language courses and knowledge sessions
Fitness: Ergonomic working environment, sports and fitness options and events (e.g. Global Challenge) as well as health days
Security: Attractive company pension scheme, comprehensive insurance coverage and support in emergency situations
If you have any questions, Katharina Ochs will be happy to answer them.
AdvantestKatharina Ochs
Böblingen
+49 (0) 7031.204.8054
For further information visit: www.advantest-career.de