Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Siemens is a pioneering company in infrastructure, electrification, and transportation solutions in the United States. The Head of Materials Logistics Management will lead the enterprise-wide materials and logistics strategy, ensuring operational resilience and service excellence across multiple customer sites.
Responsibilities
- Define, own, and implement a multi‑year (5+ year) Materials & Logistics strategy aligned with Siemens Mobility CS business objectives, customer commitments, and growth plans
- Establish enterprise standards, governance, and operating models for materials management across all projects and locations
- Serve as the senior materials authority within SCM, providing strategic input to executive leadership and cross functional partners
- Act as the senior materials and logistics executive interface for key customers, engaging at the executive level to align materials strategy with contractual commitments, service performance expectations, and long‑term partnership objectives
- Own enterprise material availability performance, targeting >99% availability while maintaining healthy inventory turns and working capital discipline
- Ensure resilient, cost‑effective logistics and material supply models that support contractual work order commitments
- Lead root‑cause resolution for material shortages and systemic failures, ensuring sustainable corrective actions through process, systems, or capability improvements
- Be responsible for inventory accuracy, demand forecasting, obsolescence management, and cycle count governance across 40+ sites
- Lead, develop, and inspire a multi‑layer leadership organization of managers and professionals, setting clear accountability, performance expectations, and succession plans
- Foster a high‑performance culture grounded in safety, ownership, continuous improvement, and customer focus
- Ensure robust training, capability development, and performance management practices across the organization
- Expand and mature the enterprise KPI framework, employing automation and analytics to drive data‑based decision‑making and productivity improvements
- Lead the standardization and optimization of ERP, MRP, and planning processes across all projects
- Champion digital transformation initiatives across materials processes, tools, systems, and reporting to improve efficiency, transparency, and scalability
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives with a strong focus on standardization, simplification, and digital enablement
- Partner closely with Purchasing, Logistics, Inventory Planning, Fields Service Operations, Finance, and Customer teams to ensure integrated supply chain execution
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field of study
- Demonstrated success leading large scale materials and logistics operations in a capital equipment or project-based environment
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing enterprise level strategies for materials and supply chain operations
- Strong expertise in ERP and MRP systems and data driven performance management
- Track record of leading through complexity, scale, and organizational growth
- Deep experience with SAP in materials, logistics, or planning environments
- Rail, transportation, aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated asset‑intensive industry experience
- Experience with advanced analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
- Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement certification
Benefits
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits – starting Day 1.
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Mentor Programs
- Development through online learning
- Employee perks and discounts
- 401k match
- Generous Paid Time Off
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