About the job
About the Role
On Running AG is seeking a dynamic Engineering Manager to join our Integrated Planning Platform team at our headquarters in Zurich. This pivotal role calls for a leader who merges extensive knowledge in Supply Chain Planning with robust software engineering capabilities. You will spearhead intricate projects that deliver cutting-edge planning system solutions, forming the critical infrastructure of our worldwide supply chain.
Your contributions will directly influence various teams across different functions and regions, ensuring our products efficiently reach customers. In our fast-paced environment, you will utilize your in-depth familiarity with S&OP processes and demand-supply forecasting to build a resilient, top-tier integrated planning ecosystem. You will engage with diverse business and technical stakeholders, foresee potential challenges, and adeptly balance essential technical and strategic decisions.
Your Responsibilities
- Lead & Empower Teams: Motivate and develop engineering teams dedicated to the Integrated Planning Platform. Ensure clarity of purpose aligned with On's global supply chain objectives, foster a collaborative culture, and manage the team while granting them the autonomy to innovate.
- Supply Chain & Platform Delivery: Take full responsibility for your teams’ deliverables, timelines, quality, and recruitment. Manage risks, anticipate obstacles, and navigate uncertainties for complex projects.
- Technical & Architectural Leadership: Oversee your team's technical choices and solutions, contributing significantly to ensure alignment with On's architectural vision. Guide the architecture to manage complex supply chain data flows and integrate enterprise systems (e.g., ERP) while handling high-volume planning cycles.
- Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with E2E Planning business leaders, product managers, and project managers to define deliverables. Translate intricate supply chain requirements into scalable technical initiatives, establish delivery scopes, and ensure alignment on cross-team dependencies.
- Operational Excellence: Guarantee the dependable functioning of your team’s planning systems in accordance with defined SLOs. Prioritize urgent incident resolution that could disrupt critical planning and purchasing processes, and facilitate iterative rollout, testing, and release engineering practices.
Company Culture: Join a vibrant and innovative team committed to excellence in supply chain management while embracing a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.

