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dsm-firmenich Director, Vitamins Unit, End-to-End Global Supply Management in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Location: Kaiseraugst
Hybrid
C43 / F
As Director of End-to-End Global Supply Management, you’ll drive cost-efficient supply, inventory excellence, and seamless demand fulfillment. Oversee supply chain operations and guide your team to achieve superior results across all product value streams, including goods for resale. Shape the future—join us!
At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.
Your key responsibilities
Responsible for supply and inventory management, service levels, and setting targets for supply chain key performance indicators (inventory, service, cost), ensuring reliable supply delivery and optimized replenishment strategies.
Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, innovation, and accountability to achieve organizational goals and supply chain excellence.
Collaborate with Operations, Product Management, Procurement, and key stakeholders across Business Units and the Global Supply Chain to develop cost-efficient supply plans, ensure order fulfillment, and support forecast adoption. Partners with Group Supply Chain and Regional Logistics to enhance Value Stream Efficiency (VSE) and reduce supply chain costs.
Oversee optimized supply and inventory management across the value streams for all products and intermediates within the Vitamins Unit (e.g., WSV, FSV, CARO’s), developing and executing end-to-end strategies to enhance reliability and reduce Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) in alignment with business development objectives.
Lead the implementation of end-to-end value stream strategies to ensure high-quality supply at competitive costs.
Redesigns end-to-end processes to improve key KPIs, including coordination with other Business Units for the mutual supply of Vitamins and CARO’s across all dsm-firmenich product segments (e.g., pharma, ELN, DS, Personal Care, Aromas, Animal and Human Nutrition).
Drive the execution of strategic end-to-end projects, as well as supply chain improvement initiatives within ANH, to enhance the competitive positioning of Vitamins Unit products.
Establishes and enhances supply chain processes and systems, working closely with global supply chain functions, digital teams, and ANH regions to deliver excellence and continuous improvement.
We bring
Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.
Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with the freedom to shape your own path.
Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet.
Responsibility and accountability in living company values and driving sustainable solutions.
Supportive environment where individuals are empowered to progress, innovate and contribute to meaningful change.
You bring
Passion about leaderership that shows high level of inclusivity while delivering results.
Continuous drive to improve Supply Chain, processes, systems and customer satisfaction with your team.
Ability to design and execute strategically transformational programs, etc. in a global fast-paced, diverse and complex environment
Strong stakeholder management skills and leadership presence to lead without direct hierarchical power
Strategic thinking, financial acumen, experienced Operations / Supply Chain professional, inclusive, excellent decision making, collaborative, agility, excellent analytical skills
Recruiting Process: Please apply online only by sending in your resume in English.
Recruiter: Claudia Huber-Newman
dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.
As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.
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As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.
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