Hybrid Procurement Manager – Buyer

at GALVANY

• Job title: Procurement Manager – Buyer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Procurement Manager managing purchase orders and supplier relations in a hybrid role. Focus on process optimization and supply chain transparency in Berlin.

Responsibilities

• Operational order and purchase management: Responsible for timely issuing of purchase orders for production materials and traded goods.
• Continuous monitoring of all open orders and ensuring material availability for our production lines.
• Development and maintenance of a scalable overview (dashboarding/reporting) of all orders to provide transparency on delivery status and backlogs at all times.
• Supplier management & escalation: Close coordination with suppliers regarding prices, delivery dates and quantity availability.
• Active shortage management and escalation control: You identify bottlenecks early, enforce commitments and find solutions for delivery delays.
• Evaluation of supplier performance regarding on-time delivery, quality and flexibility.
• Process optimization & interfaces: Analysis of existing procurement processes and identification of weak points.
• Close collaboration with production planning, warehouse and strategic purchasing to optimize inventory and avoid out-of-stock situations.
• Review of order confirmations for discrepancies and resolution of invoice variances.

Requirements

• Education & experience: You have a commercial apprenticeship or a degree (Business Administration / Supply Chain Management) and have already gained solid experience in operational purchasing or order management.
• Structured working style: You keep an overview even with hundreds of open orders. Your work is characterized by data accuracy and a drive to replace manual steps with smart processes.
• Flexibility & motivation: In our growth phase not everything always goes according to plan. That doesn’t deter you—instead you are flexible, hands-on and find pragmatic solutions for urgent challenges.
• Communication: You are confident in dealings with suppliers. You demand dates and quantities and manage escalations professionally and solution-oriented.
• Tech stack: You are proficient in common ERP systems and use Excel not just as a list but as an analysis tool.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Hybrid working: Partial remote work possible after onboarding
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Modern, centrally located offices in Berlin
• Fresh, subsidised lunch – vegetarian and healthy
• Team culture with genuine cohesion and regular events
• Training opportunities and career development prospects
• Room to shape your role in a forward-looking company in the renewable energy sector