Supplier Performance Manager (m/w/d)

Your Role in our Team:

• You coordinate and manage supplier performance related programs at the interface to Engineering, Quality and Material Management (Supply Base Reconfiguration, Focus Supplier Program) 
• You drive the development of CLAAS supply base by steering and supporting related initiatives 
• You develop decision proposals for program scope, program evolution and provide program reporting 
• You are supporting the creation of a Global Supplier Score Card 
• You are responsible for the management of the Score Card to steer the supplier base  
• You are the process owner for supply base classification to identify most relevant partners 
• You handle cross-functional supplier escalation management in procurement to improve insufficient performing suppliers and react to critical events at the interface to supplier risk management

Your Profile:

• Successfully completed your studies in business engineering or equivalent or comparable related work experience 
• Profound work experience in Purchasing, SCM, Quality or equivalent 
• Profound Project- or Program Management skills 
• You enjoy taking on new challenges, driving change and solutions, taking ownership as well as making decisions. 
• You are experienced in working in an interdisciplinary and intercultural environment, an international expatriation period is a plus 
• Your excellent communication skills, your entrepreneurial approach, analytical thinking as well as proactive, self-driven work attitude and motivation set you apart. 
• Fluent English skills (German and French is a plus) as well as your confident handling of MS Office and SAP complete your profile.