Demand Fulfillment CL E2E - Functional Teamlead

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.

The ContiTech group sector develops and manufactures, for example, cross-material, environmentally friendly and intelligent products and systems for the automotive industry, railway engineering, mining, agriculture and other key industries. Guided by the vision of “smart and sustainable solutions beyond rubber,” the group sector draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual services.

The Functional Team Lead acts as the senior coordination and expertise role within the E2E Team. The position ensures alignment across involved functions, drives end-to-end transparency, and steers operational execution through guidance, prioritization, and continuous improvement. While not holding disciplinary responsibility, the role provides functional leadership, decision support, and acts as escalation point within the E2E process.

▪ Operate & Coordinate end‑to‑end planning activities for the assigned product or customer group, ensuring alignment across all involved functions
▪ Guide and oversee demand planning and order allocation activities, providing direction and prioritization for operational execution
▪ Ensure effective inventory planning and allocation frameworks, enabling service level fulfillment while balancing risks and constraints
▪ Drive and challenge demand and supply balancing decisions based on short‑ and mid‑term planning data, ensuring feasibility and transparency
▪ Ensure integration of customer-specific and market requirements into planning processes through cross-functional alignment
▪ Act as escalation point for customer- and market-related topics, ensuring timely resolution and structured communication
▪ Coordinate product phase-in and phase-out activities from a planning and operational readiness perspective
▪ Ensure end-to-end transparency on order status, enabling proactive communication and decision-making for the assigned scope

▪ Drive continuous optimization of processes and guidelines, identifying inefficiencies and initiating improvements within the operational scope
▪ Ensure consistent application of work instructions and standard processes
▪ Lead operational improvement initiatives/ projects
▪ Actively contribute to cross-functional projects, representing the function and ensuring alignment with operational requirements

Degree in SCM, Economics, Engineering, Operations, Business (university / university of applied science) or Apprenticeship with more than 5 years work experience in SCM

Extensive professional experience in supply chain, order management and E2E SIOP operations

Advanced SAP know-how (e.g. SD/MM/PP/APO), including understanding of system interdependencies and data flows

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities
• Mobile and flexible working models
• Sabbaticals

and much more...

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