Product Lifecycle Manager – Supply Chain

• Operational planning and execution of the entire product lifecycle, including management in SAP (MM/PP)
• Maintenance of master data for finished products, assemblies and raw materials
• Active and proactive management of inventory levels for finished products and assemblies
• Coordination of warehouse turnover for semi-finished goods and finished product variants
• Demand-driven management and maintenance of development and customer sample inventories
• Coordination with product management, project management and engineering for material planning during product discontinuations and transitions
• Support in PCN (Product Change Notice) preparations based on usage records and deliveries
• Analysis of complex product and production data to identify optimization opportunities
• Ensuring material cost recalculation
• Participation in target-cost projects
• Ensuring timely, cost-optimized and reliable material availability throughout the entire product lifecycle

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent (business or technical)
• At least 3 years of professional experience in operational Product Lifecycle Management
• Structured, cross-functional thinking and working
• Strong conceptual skills
• Analytical judgment
• Confident user of SAP (MM/PP)
• Proficient in MS 365 Excel
• Business-fluent German, spoken and written
• Good English skills, spoken and written
• Innovative mindset, team orientation and proactive communication skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Operational Product Lifecycle Management, with a strong focus on SAP (MM/PP) for material planning and inventory management. Proficient in data analysis and optimization, ensuring timely and cost-effective material availability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Operational Product Lifecycle Management
• SAP (MM/PP) Proficiency
• Data Analysis and Optimization
• Business-Fluent German
• MS 365 Excel Proficiency

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Operational Product Lifecycle Management
• SAP (MM/PP)
• Data Analysis
• Material Planning
• Inventory Management
• Cost Recalculation
• Target-Cost Projects
• Master Data Maintenance
• Product Change Notice (PCN) Preparation
• Demand-Driven Management

Soft Skills

• Structured Thinking
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Strong Conceptual Skills
• Analytical Judgment
• Proactive Communication

Industry Keywords

• Product Lifecycle Management
• Material Availability
• Warehouse Coordination
• Inventory Levels
• Finished Products
• Assemblies
• Semi-Finished Goods
• Customer Sample Inventories
• Optimization Opportunities
• Cost-Optimized Management

Tools & Technologies

• SAP
• MS 365 Excel