Head of Energy Procurement

Lilium is seeking a Head of Energy Procurement in Munich, Germany. The role involves leading a multi-functional team to shape the energy aircraft supply chain, developing procurement strategies, and collaborating across departments. Candidates should have a degree in mechanical engineering or business administration, with at least 8 years of relevant experience in aerospace or automotive and strong leadership skills. Lilium promotes diversity and inclusion in its workforce.
A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.

As part of a team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than  800 people who are as passionate about changing the world as you are.

You will always act with safety and integrity in mind and embody our core behaviors of efficient and positive collaboration, ownership of time, continuous improvements and, ultimately delivering results.

We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life.

Your Day to Day:
• Lead the Multi-functional team which will shape and lead the supply chain for the energy aircraft commodity
• Create and evolve the Procurement Strategy & Policies aligned to the overarching company strategy
• Sourcing Process - Market Assessment & Identify Potential Suppliers/Supplier Selection & Contracting (e.g. Call for Tender, supplier selection processes)
• Close co-operation with the Production, Finances, Quality, Engineering, Program teams during development projects
• Orchestrating a global network of aircraft suppliers to initiate best practice exchange and a continuous flow of innovations outside-in
• Secure the plant delivery to safety, time, cost and quality targets with support of Supply Chain Operations counterpart
• Lead big scale supplier sourcing deployment projects with end to end responsibility from start of analysis to ramp up at stable performance
• High response & real-time work behaviour

Your Profile:
• Minimum qualifications/Education: mechanical engineering and/or business administration degree
• Procurement commodity position in a corporate with mandatory experience in aerospace (or automotive for this commodity) of minimum 8 years, including “End to End” responsibility of implementing the purchase strategy with a minimum of two strategic projects
• Leadership position for a high-volume supply chain for a minimum of three years
• Eager to learn and adopt his style to a start-up environment; puts the team first; robust and passionate to follow given objectives; uses failure as learning experience; excellent communicator; ability to facilitate workshops.
• Demonstrate cross-functional leadership within the company
• Excellent analysis and evaluation skills with a drive to challenge the status quo
• A strategic thinker with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus
• Must be a proactive, open, and direct communicator who engages comfortably and credibly with all levels of the organisation
• High personal influencing and negotiation skills. Strong leadership maturity and ability to lead through others.

Life at Lilium:

You are joining us as we are building our global footprint. While the current COVID-19 restrictions mean that many of us are working remotely, we are still making the most out of this time. Meet fellow colleagues via our culture club sessions and free weekly yoga classes!

Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.