Job Description

About the Team

We are expanding our Program & Project Management team across Sakarya and looking for Junior Project Manager (fixed-term contract) to join us in Sakarya with Commercial Vehicle Solutions.

What you can look forward to as Junior Project Manager:

• Identify cost reduction opportunities, assess sourcing needs with project leader (determine in detail relevant sourcing needs, material requirements, adequate technologies and allocate in detail target costs and expected quality).
• Perform total cost analysis, preparing basis for decision during the project execution phase.
• Lead Design to Cost activities to achieve target costs (benchmarking, organizing internal and external workshops).
• Contribute with cost reduction ideas to maintain a healthy savings-pipeline.
• Prepare, maintain, and report a consolidated view of projects & savings from the Sourcing & Purchasing perspective.
• Following Component Quality Planning (APQP) process.
• Support the Change Management with ECR-creation, samples, PPAP and ensure target prices are met at SOP.

Your profile as Junior Project Manager:

• Degree in Engineering or Economic background.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in sourcing and purchasing, commodity or logistics (preferably within automotive).
• Good technical knowledge would be an asset.
• Fluent in English, German nice to have.
• Analytical thinking and result orientation.
• Good communication skills and assertiveness.
• Willingness to travel.

Why you should choose ZF:

• An employment contract in a stable, global company.
• Hybrid working system (depends on the position).
• Private health insurance and employee benefits package.
• Good working atmosphere; working in an international team, interesting projects, and tasks.

ERP: The position is part of the ZF Global Employee Referral Program.