Job Description

Job Description
Team: Buying & Merchandising
Job Location: Berlin, Germany, Munich, Germany, Remote, Germany
Position Type: Permanent, Full-time
Work Flexibility: Remote, Hybrid, Onsite

Your Responsibilities

Team & Operational Leadership -

Lead and manage daily operations for a supply team of ~7–10 members, ensuring execution aligns with priorities, timelines, and quality standards while adapting workload planning to shifting business needs.

Performance Monitoring & Process Efficiency -

Track team performance using KPIs to identify workload imbalances, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies, taking proactive measures to address them.

Coaching & People Development -

Identify development needs, offer ongoing feedback, and foster a high-performance, collaborative team culture that supports growth and accountability.

Onboarding & Skill Building -

Support onboarding and continuous upskilling of team members through structured guidance, mentorship, and training initiatives.

Process Optimization & Problem Solving -

Analyze recurring issues, contribute to root cause analysis, and collaborate with Process and Project teams to drive workflow improvements and process stability.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Escalation Management -

Act as the key contact for Buying Leads and cross-functional partners, managing stakeholder expectations and resolving operational escalations effectively.

Your Qualifications

Proven ability to lead and motivate an ops team while ensuring delivery, development, and alignment with business priorities Experience in workload planning, performance monitoring, and managing operational escalations Experience in identifying process gaps and driving continuous improvement or standardization initiatives Solid understanding of end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, with a focus on operational buying activities from purchase order creation and follow-up to inbound delivery and goods receipt Structured, data-driven, and solution-oriented working style, paired with a hands-on mentality and strong ownership Practical experience with ERP systems (ideally SAP), particularly in procurement and logistics modules Strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills across all levels of the organization Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel; experience with reporting tools such as Power BI and ticketing systems like Jira Very good German and English skills, both written and verbal, at a business-fluent level

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