(Junior) Purchasing Manager (all genders)

Your role

As our (Junior) Purchasing Manager you will take full ownership of a defined supplier portfolio or category, ensuring seamless execution within our purchasing process while actively contributing to inventory optimization and operational excellence.

• Own your category end-to-end: Take full responsibility for all Purchase-to-Pay activities within your assigned supplier portfolio - from order placement to delivery follow-up - ensuring smooth and reliable execution.
• Drive operational excellence in procurement: Execute contract call-offs and manage the full PO lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong process adherence across all transactions.
• Resolve complex supply and order issues: Act as the first escalation point for delivery discrepancies, quantity issues, and critical orders - proactively identifying risks and driving solutions before they impact operations.
• Optimize inventory through data: Analyze stock levels, demand signals, and supplier performance to adjust order frequencies and contribute to achieving stock coverage and inventory targets.
• Strengthen cross-functional alignment: Act as a key interface to Planning, Accounting, and Operations - ensuring transparency on risks, forecasts, and supplier performance.
• Improve procurement processes: Identify inefficiencies within the Purchase-to-Pay process and proactively suggest pragmatic improvements to increase speed, clarity, and scalability.
• Take ownership as a category Subject Matter Expert (SME): Build deep expertise within your category, understand supplier dynamics, and support decision-making with structured insights.

Your profile

• Experience & Background: 2+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain - ideally in FMCG, food, pharma, or similarly complex environments.
• Strong operational ownership mindset: You are comfortable managing a high volume of transactions while maintaining accuracy, structure, and reliability.
• Analytical thinking & data affinity: You use data to make decisions - especially when it comes to inventory management, order planning, and supplier performance.
• Problem-solving skills: You don’t escalate problems blindly - you take ownership, dig into root causes, and drive solutions.
• Process orientation: You understand the importance of clean processes and know how to improve them without overcomplicating things.
• Stakeholder management: You communicate clearly and confidently across teams and keep everyone aligned on priorities and risks.
• Hands-on mentality: You are not afraid of operational work - you enjoy being close to execution and making things work day-to-day.
• Tools & Tech: Experience with ERP systems (e.g. Odoo/MRP) and solid Excel skills; BI tools are a plus.
• Languages: Fluent in English (C1); German is a plus.

What we offer

• An appealing discount on all of our products – from essential oils to vitamins & nutrients
• We offer 28 days of paid time off per year plus up to 5 days off between Christmas and New Year
• The Urban Sports Club membership and either Swapfiets bike rental or a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
• We believe great things happen when we meet in person, which is why we embrace a hybrid model with one home office day per week – up to two depending on the area you are working in – and up to two weeks per year working from abroad
• Receive various discounts of up to more than 50 percent on attractive brands such as Flaconi, Bosch, Apple or Expedia
• You will be given real ownership and plenty of room for new initiatives, as well as the opportunity to contribute your expertise and implement your great ideas
• Inviting office spaces with access to plenty of organic teas and superfoods from around the world
• We like to celebrate each other! Regular tea & office parties, Christmas and summer feasts