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Date:  Jul 28, 2025
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Company:  PowerCo SE
Level of Experience:  Doctorate
Job Function:  Operations
Job ID:  3865

PhD Candidate in Unscheduled Supply Chain Management (all genders)

 
Who we are

The mission has started. We proudly announce that in our Battery Valley we are starting our own battery cell production and the ramp up of our worldwide headquarters for global cell manufacturing. In this, the tasks and requirements of operations are varied. Operations takes care of all production related activities within the battery cell production. Our responsibilities vary from planning, constructing and rolling out the forthcoming battery cell factories. Furthermore, planning and implementing operating functions such as logistics, quality, production and plant management is also key elements within the area of operations.

  
 
Your role and key responsibilities
  • Development of a method for data-based decision-making and automated task execution
  • Documentation of activities within an end-to-end (E2E) supply chain
  • Identification of disruptive factors within various supply chains
  • Consideration of company-specific target parameters
  • Creation of simulations to achieve optimal goal fulfillment
  • Development of measures for problem-solving and a method to evaluate their effectiveness
  • The final doctoral thesis topic is determined together with the professor. The prerequisite for cooperation is a confirmation of supervision and the confirmed topic by the professor of a university or research institution authorized to award doctorates
  
 
What you bring to the team
  • Good to very good academic degree qualifying for a PhD in Industrial Engineering, Logistics Management, or a comparable field
  • Proven focus on Supply Chain Management during studies
  • Experience in the automotive and battery industries
  • Knowledge and skills in working with IT solutions for material flow
  • Experience in collaboration with various project partners
  • Fluent in English and German
  
 
What makes you stand out
  • Ability to work independently
  • Motivation and enthusiasm for working in an international and cross-functional team
  • Willingness to take responsibility and work independently on projects
 
What to look forward to
  • Three-year doctoral program in which the doctoral students work on internal tasks of PowerCo in addition to their doctorate
  • 35-hour week, flexible working hours
  • 30 days paid vacation + 24.12. & 31.12. off
  • Interdisciplinary qualification opportunities
  • Regular feedback meetings and close technical supervision in the department 
  • Opportunity for scientific exchange with other doctoral students of the Volkswagen Group 
   
Company:  PowerCo SE
Location: 

Salzgitter, DE

Job Function:  Operations
Level of Experience:  Doctorate
Job ID:  3865
Date:  Jul 28, 2025

Are you a battery believer?

PowerCo was founded in 2022 to become a global battery champion. Headquartered in Germany, we are currently ramping up gigafactories in Salzgitter, Valencia and St. Thomas in Canada with a total volume of up to 200 GWh. We are integrating the entire value chain and building a supply chain as local as possible. With that we are driving the development of a strong, sustainable battery industry in Europe and North America.

Questions?

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Therefore, all qualified applications will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, religion, gender (identity), sexual orientation, national origin or disability.

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