(Senior) Project Manager Supply Chain Consulting (m/f/d)

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As a Project Managing Consultant, you make a real difference for the future of BASF by providing innovative solutions and effective recommendations to BASF's leaders. Our internal customers include the entire value chain of BASF from base chemicals to specialties, each with their unique requirements. You will be focusing on the topics of sustainability, end-to-end supply chain processes, automation & digitalization initiatives and complexity management.

• Hands-on: From day 1 onwards, you are involved in impactful projects which focus on complex supply chain topics supporting our internal customers.
• Impact: As a member of our global Supply Chain Consulting network, you lead a project from initial shape-up to actual implementation planning.
• Broad: Based on our comprehensive consulting, your projects may range from supply chain strategy and S&OP to cost- and inventory optimization as well as logistics processes (warehousing, transportation).
• Personal growth: You work on projects with inhouse consultants from our sister teams of management and operations consultancy as well as with expert departments, giving you the opportunity to further develop your commercial and operations know-how.
• Management exposure: Along the entire project, you communicate directly with BASF's mid to top management as well as all other project stakeholders.
• Competencies: To foster our role as thought-leader in supply chain, you keep up with the latest trends to develop new methodologies and solutions for our future supply chain challenges.

• Our ideal candidate for our team can build on the following competencies and experience:

• several years of professional experience in supply chain consulting
• strong background in at least one of the following: Supply Chain Strategy, planning, and S&OP or End-to-end process-, cost, and inventory optimization, including SC digitalization or Logistics processes, e.g., warehousing, transportation, 3PL
• strong strategic thinker, combined with hands-on mentality
• background in the chemical or processing industry is an advantage
• intercultural orientation, with excellent proficiency in English
• international work experience and mastering German is a plus
• willingness to travel on projects needs basis and perspective to support cross regional and global projects

• Attractive location: Your work location is in Monheim (near Düsseldorf), the administrative headquarters of BASF Personal Care & Nutrition GmbH. The Monheim office has a canteen and modern, flexible workspaces designed to accommodate various teams and functions.
• Hybrid Work: You can combine remote work with up to 3 office days. Regular visits of our headquarters in Ludwigshafen are required, e.g. for monthly team days or unit events. Depending on the project/client, journeys to other BASF sites may be necessary as well.
• Work-Life-Balance: We offer access to childcare providers, flexible working time models, and cooperations with fitness and health studios, along with numerous other (preventive) offers for your mental and physical health.
• Personal Growth: We provide a comprehensive training program tailored to your needs. Our unit has a successful track record in employee career development: former team members can be found at all hierarchy levels at BASF globally. Individual support for your professional development is part of our mission.
• Perks: An attractive salary and a variable bonus, employee stock options, the possibility of special leave, 30 days of paid vacation, canteens with freshly cooked food, job bike, social counselling, and many others.

• Lavinia Mader (Talent Acquisition), lavinia.mader@basf.com will be happy to answer your questions for this position
• You can also reach our recruiting team
• First information about our application process can be found

Moisturizing creams, mild shampoos, strong styling gels, glossy lipsticks and protective sunscreens – all of these products contain ingredients made by BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH, a BASF subsidiary. Using natural, renewable raw materials, we develop and produce a large range of ingredients for the personal care sector. Learn more about BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH at

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