Purchasing Manager

• Responsibility for operational purchasing, from demand planning and order placement through monitoring delivery dates and product availability
• Managing inventory levels, demand, and stock coverage
• Daily use of JTL to plan, manage, and optimize purchasing
• Maintaining and cleaning master data
• Analyzing purchasing, inventory, and sales data, and identifying potential shortages and excess inventory at an early stage
• Conducting price and terms negotiations
• Identifying cost-saving and optimization opportunities
• Managing existing suppliers and developing supplier relationships further
• Supporting the selection and evaluation of new suppliers
• Continuously improving purchasing processes and structures
• Establishing KPIs and reporting for inventory, product availability, purchasing terms, and opportunities
• Working closely with Product Management, Inventory Management, Executive Management, and other relevant departments
• Building an efficient and scalable purchasing function to support the company’s continued growth

• Several years of experience in purchasing, ideally in e-commerce, retail, FMCG, or consumer goods
• Practical, in-depth experience with JTL; confident command of the system is essential
• Knowledge of both operational purchasing and the strategic development of a purchasing function
• Good understanding of demand planning, inventory management, product availability, and supply flows
• Strong affinity for numbers and excellent analytical skills
• Strong negotiation skills and a confident manner when dealing with suppliers
• Structured, independent, and solution-oriented approach to work
• Ability to independently identify problems and opportunities
• Strong sense of ownership and hands-on mentality
• Willingness to actively help manage and shape a business function
• Alignment with the company’s values and philosophy
• Residence in Germany
• Complete application documents including a CV, cover letter with salary expectations and earliest possible start date, and references/certificates

• 100% remote work – work from anywhere in Germany
• 30 days of annual leave
• A motivated, committed team united by a shared mission
• Regular team events
• Monthly non-cash benefits through Evenred
• Attractive employee discounts
• Significant creative freedom and the opportunity to actively develop our purchasing function
• The opportunity to have a direct impact on the success of a sustainability-focused company
• Permanent employment contract
• Six-month probationary period
• 40 hours per week