Senior Spare Parts Engineer

Job summary

The role involves ensuring operational reliability in a highly automated production environment by managing spare parts availability. The position focuses on optimizing inventory, reducing costs, and maintaining high service levels for production.

Qualifications

• Technical background with experience in inventory or spare parts management in a production or maintenance setting.
• Proficient in inventory management and MRP processes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP, preferably SAP PM.
• Experience in supplier management and procurement.
• Leadership skills to create a supportive environment for internal customers and the spare parts team.
• Familiarity with KPIs, inventory optimization, and improvement projects.
• Experience in budget tracking and cost management.
• Methodical and structured approach with a LEAN mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across the organization.
• Ownership of tasks, driving change, and achieving results.
• Fluent in Danish and English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Manage spare parts and inventory effectively using MRP and safety-stock levels.
• Reduce inventory binding through a risk-based approach.
• Ensure high inventory accuracy and proper goods receipt and registration.
• Identify and manage obsolete and critical spare parts in collaboration with technicians.
• Support maintenance plans by ensuring timely availability of spare parts.
• Handle various procurement tasks.
• Initiate improvement initiatives aimed at reducing costs, increasing quality, and enhancing service.
• Analyze inventory data, criticality, and consumption.
• Work with reliability-centered spares and criticality assessments.
• Contribute to and develop standards and processes for inventory management and SAP PM.
• Oversee sourcing and supplier management in collaboration with Procurement.
• Maintain supplier relationships and ensure accurate data in systems.
• Participate in supplier evaluations and performance follow-ups.
• Optimize purchasing, delivery, and transportation costs.
• Lead the spare parts team, ensuring effective daily operations.
• Coordinate closely with maintenance, planning, and other stakeholders.
• Report on KPIs such as inventory turnover, OTIF, inventory value, and out-of-stock.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Education

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent experience.

Tools

• Proficient in SAP PM and other inventory management tools.