Chief of Staff & Lead Special Operations, Global Procurement (m/w/d)
Core
Leading special operations and rapid cost-down initiatives for hardware categories (solar, batteries, inverters, heat pumps, EV mobility) while restructuring procurement processes and building the Asia procurement function.
Role type
Senior Chief of Staff & Lead Special Operations (Procurement)
Builds
Hardware energy systems (solar, storage, heat pumps, EV) for residential and commercial markets
Domain
Renewable energy / Hardware manufacturing / Procurement
Required skills
Strategic procurement, Cost-down program management, Restructuring, Category management, Data analysis (Google Sheets), Stakeholder management, International negotiation, Presentation skills, On-site operations understanding
Preferred skills
BI tools (Looker), Chinese language skills
Technologies
Google Sheets, Looker
Responsibilities
Lead rapid cost-down initiatives across categories and countries; Execute operational special projects (supply shortages, escalations); Drive restructuring of supplier relationships and processes; Act as strategic sparring partner for procurement leadership; Build the Asia procurement function; Create strategy documents (business cases, should-cost models); Manage group-wide cost-down program tracking; Report savings, KPIs, and OKRs to executive leadership; Support international supplier negotiations and qualification; Collaborate with Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain, Product, and Finance; Visit installation sites to understand on-ground realities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC