As Siemens Advanta Global Practice Lead – Supply Chain & Cost Transformation, you will be part of the extended Siemens Advanta leadership team. As such, you will be responsible for driving the strategic vision and operational excellence of Siemens Advanta's global Supply Chain & Cost Transformation practice, which delivers innovative engagements and transformative solutions to Siemens' largest and most complex clients in 20+ countries and 10+ vertical industries.

You will be accountable for delivering customer projects in quality, time and budget. You will build adequate competencies to fulfill customer demand in collaboration with the Siemens Advanta Customer Engagement function, i.e., the Regions and Sub-Regions, Global Account Leads, Vertical Leads and Customer Partners.You will optimize utilization and ensure capability-specific and consistent people development in coordination with Siemens Advanta P&O. You provide governance (e.g., methodologies, standards, best practices) to the global Siemens Advanta Supply Chain & Cost Transformation community.This senior leader-of-leaders role requires a strategic people leader with deep consulting and technology expertise, capable of building trusted customer relationships while directly managing a global team of 50–100 supply chain experts across five or more locations.What we offer you  

2 to 3 days of mobile working per weekUp to 30 days/year of workation in selected countriesAttractive remuneration packageDevelopment opportunities for both personal and professional growth within Siemens Advanta and Siemens30 leave days and a variety of flexible working models that allow time off for yourself and your familyShare matching programs to become a shareholder of Siemens AGSince each of over 300,000 team members feels that other benefits are particularly important, and we cannot list our entire benefit portfolio here, you can find more information here.  

The individual benefits are subject to regulatory, contractual, or corporate conditions. 

You’ll make an impact by 

Drive Strategy & Growth of the SC&CT Practice – Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for the global Practice in alignment with the business goals. Grow the Practice profitably to more than EUR 50’ globally within the next years, while enabling significant growth for Siemens’ other Businesses.Develop Scalable Portfolio Offerings – Continuously develop modular, repeatable consulting offerings and methodologies by fostering ADV-wide knowledge-sharing communities. Drive adoption and usage of these repeatable offerings. Provide lifecycle management of SC&CT offerings based on feedback from customers, Siemens Businesses and other Siemens Advanta functions, e.g., Customer Engagement.Develop Industry-Leading Expertise & Thought Leadership – Build domain knowledge and provide thought leadership around Supply Chain & Cost Transformation e.g., Accelerated Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Analytics, Inventory Reduction and Supply Chain Optimization to Siemens customers acting as trusted advisor. Represent Siemens Advanta at industry events, publish thought leadership content, and stay at the forefront of industry trends, technological advancements, and regulatory changes, and incorporate them into the Practice's offerings.Be an outstanding People Leader and manage Competency & Career Development – Develop and lead high-performance teams of SC&CT specialists. Drive performance management and people development to ensure the teams have the right skills, capacity, and training to meet evolving customer needs. Lead the teams creating a trusted and inclusive atmosphere. Develop leaders in your organization and beyond. Set hiring requirements, lead recruiting, and define training curricula to continuously evolve team capabilities.Engage with Siemens Product Development Teams and Siemens Experts - Enhance Siemens offerings, influence Siemens product roadmaps and maximize Siemens’ customer value, based on insights from Customer engagements.Support Customer Engagement – Work with the Customer Engagement function to identify upselling opportunities and new projects in existing accounts and support acquisition of new accounts incl. e.g., proposal development. Build and maintain C-level trusted advisor relationships with key customers.Deliver end-to-end customer engagements - Collaborate with Siemens Advanta Technology Services to provide customers with seamless end-to-end engagements spanning from consulting to solution architecture and implementation. Collaborate closely with relevant senior Siemens stakeholders across the Siemens software and hardware portfolio.Ensure Efficient Resource Allocation – Oversee engagement of resources in coordination with the global staffing function of Siemens Advanta Operations. Actively manage matching of supply and demand, ensuring high utilization and chargeability.Enable Siemens External Ecosystem Partners - Complementing the capabilities of the Siemens external ecosystem partners, thereby increasing customer value and enable Siemens growth opportunities.Drive transformative leadership initiatives across Siemens Advanta by fostering strategic partnerships and championing cross-organizational collaboration. Inspire excellence by exemplifying Siemens Advanta's values while actively nurturing leadership talent and creating synergies between practices to achieve breakthrough enterprise-wide outcomesDrive Business Impact – Working with and through the ADV Region teams, build and manage a global line of business around SC&CT driving growth in number of customers and engagements globally. This includes focusing on Key Account penetration, Siemens Advanta growth and Siemens growth via product pull through.

You excel in 

EducationBachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferredExperience & SkillsMinimum of 10 years of experience in supply chain consulting, with 10 years in a senior leadership roleProven track record of driving transformational change and delivering measurable business impact for large, multi-national organizations and a high sense for business acumenProven expertise in developing and executing consulting methodologies, professional service offerings, and business strategies.Strong knowledge of technology-driven consulting, portfolio development, and industry trends.Proficiency in supply chain management technologies, data analytics, and digital transformation initiativesStrong customer and industry understanding in relevant key marketsStrong people management and team-building capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams and driving workforce efficiencyStrong understanding of Siemens' products, solutions and technology stack including IoT architecture, edge devices, sensors, hardware, security, IT, OT and AI.Ability to engage at C-level or board level of Siemens key customers and to build strong professional relationships.Ways of workingWillingness to travel extensively to support client engagements across Siemens' global footprintExceptional strategic and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex problems into actionable solutionsExcellent communication skills.Value driven personality that creates followers across the organization and is a lighthouse for Siemens Advanta’s values and behaviors.Strong ability to collaborate with product development teams, external partners, and Siemens technology teams.

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!

Your individual personality and perspective are important to us. We create a working environment that reflects the diversity of the society and support you in your personal and professional development. Let’s get to know your authentic personality and create a better future together with us. As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities. 

About us

Siemens Advanta is a strategic advisor and trusted implementation partner for digital and sustainability transformations on an enterprise level. Drawing on the Siemens tech stack, Siemens Advanta delivers end-to-end solutions, from strategy and operations consulting to solution architecture and implementation. With comprehensive expertise in IT and OT, Siemens Advanta combines extensive experience from Siemens’ own transformation journey with an established reliability stemming from customer projects across diverse industries and countries. By leveraging the power of Siemens businesses and its partners, Siemens Advanta helps customers unlock the full value of Siemens technologies across their entire value chain, thereby delivering to customers the promise of Siemens Xcelerator as the open digital business platform. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Siemens Advanta operates with a global network of about 1,000 people in 18 countries and 47 offices. For more information, visit Siemens Advanta

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