Launch Manager (m/w/d)

For one of our Clients, a medical diagnostics company, we are looking for a motivated Launch Manager. 



General Information:
 

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 1 year
• Extension: very likely
• Workplace: Rotkreuz
• Workload: 100%
• Home Office: up to 50%

Tasks & Responsibilities:
 

• Participation in launch projects, product phase-outs, product updates, or production transfers through supply chain and master data expertise
• Coordination of material supply, supply chain readiness, and ERP system setup in transfer and launch projects for devices, accessories, and spare parts
• Primary requirements planning, if necessary in the APO system, based on internal and external specifications (project/sales plan) for products up to series production and handover to the buyers and planners
• Material requirements and capacity planning for devices, accessories, and spare parts during the project phase
• Creation of production orders for materials up to series production or handover to the buyers and planners
• Procurement of materials during the project phase and monitoring of timely product availability
• Material and inventory management during the project phase
• Creation of material master data for devices, accessories, and spare parts prior to launch in the ERP system
• Recording, reviewing, and, if necessary, changing or supplementing the basic data in the material master for new materials up to series production
• Participation in the initial supply chain design and definition of initials Scheduling parameters; handover to Buyers & Planners after series production starts
• Recording and updating production bills of materials in the ERP system for new products up to series production and handover to Buyers & Planners
• Ensuring high material master data quality throughout the product lifecycle in cooperation with data owners of specific material master data
• Tracking and transparency regarding the expected post-launch SMCs of the product
• Deputizing for colleagues within the department during absences

Must Haves:
 

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, preferably with a focus on supply chain or logistics
• At least two years of relevant professional experience after graduation (internships, theses, and other activities during your studies are not eligible)
• Experience with SAP ERP - MM, PP, (Master Data)
• Affinity for data
• Excellent stakeholder management
• Strong team spirit
• Structured working methods and systems thinking
• Project management experience
• Very good German and English skills