About this role
Your Role
This function offers you the chance to work on one of ZEISS' key group programs and to drive harmonization and standardization of processes and structures that define the way how ZEISS will work for years to come.
In detail:
You will take responsibility to achieve the best solution for ZEISS, balancing individual functional and segment needs by contributing to the Idea to Market process workstream
Together with the Senior Manager of your stream, you will take on a moderating role, understanding and mastering the individual processes, in order to moderate between the ZEISS functions and process experts in a goal-oriented manner
Together, you will steer and orchestrate necessary external consulting support within your workstream
In addition, you will exchange information with your fellow workstream teams to ensure best practice sharing and integration into related processes and report your results to the overall program management
You own the alignment of your workstream progress with the senior manager of your stream, ensure planning, implementation and improvement measures of your workstream and thus make a significant contribution to the overall project success
Your Profile
a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or in a similar field of study
proven experience driving projects in the area of business process excellence or in a similar performance improvement related environment
SAP specific experience in managing production related processes, from the production planning to the production execution (SAP PP, MM)
experience with SAP ERP transformations is a big plus
results-oriented, analytical and organizational skills paired with strong change communications skills to develop and successfully implement strategic plans
a strong change management perspective
strong German and English skills, both written and spoken
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
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About ZEISS Group
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025).
For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars.
With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.
With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide.
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What you'll do
- You will drive harmonization and standardization of processes for ZEISS, balancing functional needs and contributing to the Idea to Market process workstream. You will also moderate between functions and process experts, ensuring alignment and reporting progress to program management.
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