If you really want to make a difference – make it with us

Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG and has been a leading supplier in the field of mobility for over 160 years. Our core business includes rail vehicles, rail automation and electrification solutions, turnkey systems and related services. We have always been very innovative in making traveling faster, safer and more comfortable. Today, we need new solutions to new challenges such as climate change and rising populations worldwide. That's what drives us. That's why we shape mobility with passion, always being one step ahead. Through digitalization, we make infrastructures smart and create opportunities that get us from A to B sustainably and seamlessly. Our over 40,000 employees are pioneers in mobility who help to keep the world moving.

Our Munich-Allach site is the global center of excellence for locomotives and passenger cars. We are pioneers in the implementation of platform concepts in rail vehicle manufacturing. Through the close integration of development, production, and service, we offer optimized and cost-effective customer solutions from a single source. True to our motto, "Tradition obligates!", we develop cutting-edge technologies based on our many years of experience and expertise, innovate manufacturing processes, and set trends in the digitalization of rail vehicle manufacturing.

What do you contribute?

• You will take on a dual role: as Global Head of Manufacturing for our locomotives and passenger coaches business, and as Plant Manager of our growing factory in Munich-Allach, where we are currently creating hundreds of new jobs.
• As Global Head of Manufacturing, you will be responsible for the entire manufacturing value chain across Germany and India.
• You will manage the business with an entrepreneurial mindset, steering performance according to defined KPIs and contributing to the development of future KPIs.
• Furthermore, you will oversee international technology transfers to meet localization requirements in new projects.
• As Site and Plant Manager in Munich-Allach (c. 1,800 employees), you will apply your entrepreneurial expertise and assume full profit and loss responsibility. In addition to key financial indicators such as sales, profit, and cash flow, you will manage all critical operational metrics, including EHS, quality assurance, productivity, and delivery reliability.
• You will lead and continuously improve the production of our rolling stock portfolio – c. 400 locomotives per year + passenger coaches.
• While consistently applying modern management, lean, and production principles—such as self-organization, intercultural and interdisciplinary collaboration, empowerment, and OKRs—you will foster an innovative mindset to continuously adapt and enhance production processes.
• Additionally, you will drive productivity through ongoing process optimization and increased automation, digitalization, and AI implementation across the entire value chain.
• You will strengthen cooperation with key partners, including internal business units, engineering, development, purchasing, customers, suppliers, and the works council—always prioritizing the success of the business.
• As we expand our passenger coaches business, you will be part of the team transforming it from a project-based setup into a product-based manufacturing business, in close collaboration with engineering.

What do you bring along?

• You hold a university degree (master's/diploma) in an engineering discipline.
• Moreover, you have long-term professional experience in various functions, including the role of Plant Manager or Production Manager. Experience at different hierarchical levels in manufacturing is an advantage.
• Having a background in a highly automated and digitalized production environment is an advantage.
• You are well versed in manufacturing principles such as lean and value flow, value stream, flow of operations, continuous improvement, productivity and how it applies when building a customizable large-scale product – based on experience in project and small serial production.
• You have a strong understanding of strategy and customers, ideally backed up by several years of consulting experience and change management in a factory environment.
• Also, you impress us with experience in identifying and implementing AI Initiatives across the manufacturing value chain as well as know-how about automation and robotics in production processes
• You have very good German and English skills.

What do we offer you?

Inclusion & Diversity

At Siemens Mobility, we are committed to justice and equality. Diversity enriches our team and promotes innovative solutions. We welcome applications from people with disabilities.

Purpose

We are pioneers in mobility. At Siemens Mobility, you will actively contribute to the transformation of transportation and climate protection in a market of the future, because our transportation solutions reduce CO2 emissions all over the world.

Internationality
We are a global company operating across all five continents. We work with clients around the world on international projects. This global collaboration offers you the chance to gain valuable international experience, benefit from intercultural exchange, and broaden your perspective through diverse, global teamwork.

Relocation support

We welcome applications from people all over the world. That's why we support you with relocation costs and dealing with the authorities, among other things.

Find an overview of our benefits here.

How do you get in touch with us?

www.siemens.de/mobility
if you would like to find out more about Siemens Mobility before applying.
www.siemens.com/global/en/company/jobs/faq.html
if you would like to obtain more information about the application process.
+49 (9131) 17 5243-0
if you would like to clarify further questions about the position via our applicant hotline.
www.siemens.com/mobility-jobs
if you would like more information about jobs and careers at Siemens.

As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.

The contact person handling this job ad is Mr. Karl-Christian Gerbaulet.