Project Manager

ZEISS in India

ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics.

ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. 

Further information at ZEISS India.

Job purpose

The Logistics Development Team is looking for an experienced and dedicated project manager to (i) support (ii) lead global SCM projects.  

The project manager will join our hybrid team of project managers distributed across the Global Supply Chain, Performance and Program Management organization. As a team we are actively contributing to a successful transformation of a globally growing organization by adapting E2E processes to changing business models, industry patterns and customer needs.

The project manager will be responsible for driving projects, with that have significant impact on the development of our Global Logistics and will act as focal point between Global Logistics, Operational Business, Group Support Functions and IT to ensure continuous improvement.

Main Accountabilities

• Support and/or take over lead in selected cross-functional projects, to drive business development and optimization.

• Actively contribute to a successful transformation of a globally growing organization by adapting E2E processes to changing business models, industry patterns and customer needs.

• Lay out required concepts and processes and translate them into milestones and actionable tasks in line with overall project plans.

• Proactively gather business insights, seek development potentials with special focus on automation and costs.

• Maintain & drive a high degree of operational excellence throughout the organization, also considering legal and regulatory aspects.

• Proving ownership, by developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure globally harmonized processes.

• Maintain strong and trustful contact and relationship with internal business partners to ensure a seamless and well-coordinated business development and transformation.

• Collaborate closely with other global business functions like IT, Operations and Finance in terms of cross-functional alignment on requirements, handshakes, and limitations.

• Build a strong network and trustful relationships on all organizational levels across ZEISS Vision Care.

Job Specifications

• A university degree, preferably in supply chain management, business administration, engineering or business informatics, paired with a dedication for E2E processes in Supply Chain Management.

• A proven track-record of around 5 years of professional experience in abovementioned fields complemented by strong project management skills in a fast-paced environment. Ideally gained in Logistics (Transportation, Warehousing), SCM, Order Fulfilment, High-Tech Industries, IT or Consulting.

• Experienced in establishing and implementing business excellence / business integration paired with a broad understanding for E2E processes, business requirements and their translation into IT language, ideally as part of an IT system transformation, e.g. SAP.

• First experience and interest in application of artificial intelligence in business context.

• An entrepreneurial mindset and engaging personality with a strong conceptual thinking paired with hands-on mentality and the assertiveness to drive operational implementation.

• Adaptable, proactive and comfortable structuring topics under ambiguity.

• Strong communications skills including the ability to grasp complex situations turning them into easy-to-understand phrases.

• A very good command in English, further languages are a plus.

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