Description

At Olympus, we are committed to our purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

Olympus Europa, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, serves the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region and employs 6,900 people in 31 countries. For more information, visit our website.

  • Manage medium to large-scale global supply chain projects (Japan, APAC, EMEA, US, China)
  • Coordinate internal supply chain and other business function area resources, along with third-party vendors engaged by the business, to ensure flawless project execution
  • Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress with relevant personnel, teams, organizations and third parties
  • Manage overall project budget, time and resource allocations
  • Track the timely provision of business process design and requirements
  • Manage global and regional interconnections, track activities with the global project team and assign tasks accordingly
  • Coordinate user testing, key user training, communication and regional hyper-care on the business side
  • Oversee and orchestrate day-to-day project execution activities, milestones, deliverables and outcomes on the business side in collaboration with potential implementation partners
  • Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term supply chain goals for benefit harvesting
  • Identify risks, manage mitigation strategies related to the implementation project and maintain ownership of regular updates on risk quantification and qualification
  • Continuously improve project execution through best practices and recommendations
  • Ensure transparency in cost, effort and delivery for all stakeholders and senior management
  • Manage changes to the overall project scope, schedule and costs using appropriate verification techniques

  • Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, IT, Engineering or similar
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE II certification preferred
  • Several years of relevant professional experience in managing large projects on a global scale
  • Know-how in using agile project management methodology
  • Experience in global digital transformation or rollout projects advantageous
  • Supply chain knowledge in demand and supply planning and distribution beneficial
  • Proficiency in MS 365, Jira or related tools
  • Fluent business English
  • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skill, especially at the stakeholder level
  • Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multitasking abilities
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (occasionally)

  • Flexible working hours, remote work possible (up to 60%)
  • 30 days of holiday per year
  • Modern office and inspiring working environment
  • Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
  • Public transport ticket (100% subsidized) or free parking space
  • Company sport groups and in-house company gym
  • Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
  • Comprehensive company pension scheme
  • Company medical officer and vaccination offers
  • Childcare through our ‘Buttje & Deern’ partner
  • Bike leasing