A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.  

As part of a team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than  800 people who are  as passionate about changing the world as you are.  

You will always act with safety and integrity in mind and embody our core behaviors of efficient and positive collaboration, ownership of time, continuous improvements and, ultimately delivering results.

We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life. 

 You will report directly to the Head of Logistics and work closely together with various interfaces and departments e.g. Engineering and Procurement. This offers a great opportunity to work cross functional and gain valuable insight and a network across the whole company. 

 You will be part of a team that includes Logistics Operators as well as Logistics Planners and support our mission to supply the future of air traffic by providing a reliable, innovative and customer-oriented logistics service along the supply chain. 

 The Supply Logistics and Packaging Manager will be responsible for the supply and sales logistics strategy including packaging, transport, distribution and fleet management in accordance with the programme timeline. 

 You will: 

• Ensure an optimized material supply (JIS, JIT, material kits, etc.) on a plan for every part approach by considering logistics, procurement and production constrains e.g. storage capacity, minimum order quantity and lead time 
• Be responsible for the creation of packaging concepts and the configuration of new load carriers for all required parts including implementation, monitoring and repair 
• Collect packaging requirements from all stakeholders and define decision-making criteria 
• Research and simulate packaging solutions using specific software tools e.g. PackAssistant 
• Define and implement a concept for digital container management to enable a on schedule and cost-efficient container flow within the material supply 
• Set the implementation plan including capacity evaluation and organize required support (internal / external) 
• Steer and coordinate external service providers supporting Lilium in packaging planning and design or other supply logistics activities 
• Represent logistics requirements in supplier negotiations, ensure a standardized framework and support procurement in supplier assessments and selection 
• Lead or support various projects and improvement initiatives 
• Solve ad hoc supply chain related issues and drive sustainable problem solving 
• Support Logistics operations when required 

Business Experience / Skills  

• Successfully completed degree in industrial engineering, logistics or a similar field of study 
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in supply logistics and packaging planning within automotive or aviation industry 
• Proven record of successful development and deployment of logistics concepts in a green field environment 
• Profound knowledge of modern methods of container construction and state of the art packaging technology 
• Solid experience in project management 
• Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize assignments and projects 
• High intercultural competencies as well as conceptional, analytical and communication skills 
• Willingness to take ownership and to transfer improvement ideas into reality  
• Team player with analytic problem-solving skills and a high customer focus  

IT Skills  

• MS Office  
• ERP / WMS System 
• Experience with packaging software e.g. PackAssistant 

 Language Skills  

• English minimum C1, additional languages are beneficial 

 Soft Skills  

• Strong customer focus and stakeholder management 
• Communicator  
• Problem solver  
• Team player  
• Disciplined and Structured  
• Autonomous way of working  

Want to know more? Then view our 'Why join Lilium' page!

Life at Lilium:

The wellbeing of our employees is a high priority. In our HQ we have many initiatives such as free healthy food and drinks, free in-house gym and health days. In remote offices we offer online opportunities to stay connected and develop yourself as well including our culture club, learning terminal, Employee Assistance Program and many more.

 Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.