You act as the key logistics business partner to the Business Unit, translating strategy into end-to-end supply chain execution. You are accountable for S&OP performance, ensuring product availability, optimized inventories, and reliable replenishment flows. You ensure secure and seamless global material flows by managing product classification, origin data, and cross-border execution in line with regulatory requirements. You drive alignment and decision-making across functions, embedding supply chain priorities into business strategies and product launches. As a leader, you build a high-performing team and continuously improve efficiency, cost, and operational excellence.
- Translate Global Business Unit (BU) and Global Logistics (GL) strategies into practical, tactical, and operational initiatives that optimize service levels while effectively managing costs and investments.
- Define, act upon, and deliver according to business requirements, operational objectives, and performance metrics, ensuring the optimization of existing processes.
- Oversee Supply Planning and execution throughout the supply chain, including in-house production planning and external supplier coordination, through the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
- Maintain excellence in key performance indicators (KPIs), including Global Supply Product Availability, Customer Product Availability, Global End-to-End Inventories, HQ, Production Plant, and Supplier obsolescence and liquidation, Global Air Freight spend, and Department Operational Expenses (OPEX).
- Lead a team of materials managers and central planners, with a strong focus on people development, ensuring a robust pipeline of skilled professionals and creating an inclusive, trusting, and productive work environment.
Master’s degree in Logistics or a related field; MBA is a plus.
- 8–10 years of professional experience, including 3–5 years in senior demand and supply planning roles, with proven experience leading diverse teams inclusively.
- Strong expertise in supply chain management and third-party logistics, with solid network knowledge, commercial acumen, and Lean competence.
- Ability to influence, challenge, and drive initiatives across the organization, and to coach and develop others.
- Strong communication and project management skills, including the ability to structure and execute work plans and effectively adapt messaging to different stakeholders.
- Interest in further growing within our Global Logistics function, combined with the mobility to pursue roles in other locations.
We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:
- Connection with a diverse community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities in a region where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland intersect.
- Employee groups actively supporting causes like female empowerment and the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Leisure activities like mountain biking and tennis.
- Opportunities for community engagement both locally and internationally.
- Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, financial guidance, free parking, fuel discounts, workation, sabbatical, home office opportunity, flexible and trust-based working hours, meditation/ relaxation rooms, Hilti tool rental service, massage possibilities, and relocation support.
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
For further questions, please feel free to contact Ruediger Kuebler or human resources Hansa Stein, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, [email protected].
For non-EU/ EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss/ Liechtenstein work permit, Hilti cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations.
