Procurement Manager (w/m/d)
Role Responsibilities: What you will do
- Develop and implement a strategic procurement to ensure material availability and increase cost efficiency
- Ensure that all procurement contracts include robust warranty provisions that safeguard the company's interests and mitigate potential risks
- Establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers to secure a reliable and cost-effective supply chain
- Evaluate, select, and onboard new suppliers based on their capabilities, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
- Coordinate and manage the timely procurement and delivery of prototypes to ensure they meet project specifications and deadlines, supporting the product development process
- Participate operationally in day-to-day business to ensure direct and efficient implementation of your strategies
- Collaborate with various departments, including engineering, aftersales, supply chain, legal, and finance, to align procurement with overall business strategies.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain management, business, or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
- Min. 5 years of procurement and supply chain management experience, ideally within the robotics or tech industry
- Experience in purchasing in a fast-growing company and are familiar with the challenges of a young company and those that arise in the context of strong growth
- Proven track record of negotiating and managing supplier contracts, reducing costs, and improving supply chain efficiency
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in procurement software and tools
- Hands-on mentality and a willingness to be operationally active
- Excellent communication in English and German and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
- At idealworks, you will find an international working environment and become part of an experienced, open team where mutual trust counts. You will feel at home from the very first second!
- Experience a first-hand start-up feeling and flat hierarchies with varied and responsible tasks that you work on independently.
- Look forward to hybrid working model with 30 vacation days per year and various opportunities to balance your free time, family and job.
- For your commitment to helping us achieve our mission, you will not only be rewarded with appreciation, but also with above-average pay including a bonus scheme and an annual personal development budget.
- We offer exciting corporate benefits, an attractive company pension scheme and monthly team events.
- Our modern office is easily accessible by public transport, bike and car and offers numerous catering options for relaxed lunch breaks with your team.
- Driven by our unique corporate culture, the five values "passion for results", "wellbeing", "personal growth", "trust" and "being and acting as one team" determine our daily actions and cooperation.