The Role: What to expect

The Procurement and Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for managing all procurement and supply chain activities, ensuring that processes are strategically aligned, cost-efficient, and meet high standards of quality and operational effectiveness. This role requires a blend of analytical and strategic thinking to strengthen supplier relationships, secure timely and quality material deliveries, and enhance overall supply chain performance.

Role Responsibilities: What you will do

Procurement and Supplier Management

• Manage and coordinate relationships with existing suppliers to ensure timely, high-quality order fulfilment.
• Execute and monitor orders for equipment, spare parts and related materials, ensuring they meet operational needs.
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, contracts, and supplier performance, ensuring compliance with company policies, legal requirements and ethical standards.
• Evaluate potential new suppliers and manage the qualification process to expand the supplier base.
• Negotiate and enforce supplier contracts with the support of our legal department to ensure optimal terms and quality assurance.

Supply Chain and Inventory Optimization

• Develop and implement effective supply chain strategies to optimize inventory levels, reduce lead times, and ensure product and spare-part availability.
• Work closely with supply chain management and cross-functional teams to align procurement activities with logistics strategies.

Logistics and Distribution

• Manage logistics partners and carriers to ensure timely and cost-effective transportation and delivery of goods.
• Negotiate transportation and warehousing contracts, maintaining compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.

 Data Analysis and Reporting

• Utilize data analytics to assess procurement and supply chain performance, identifying areas for improvement.
• Prepare and present regular reports on cost savings, supplier performance, inventory levels, and logistics metrics.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with legal, finance, production, and quality assurance teams to align procurement and supply chain efforts with overall business objectives.

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a related field.
• At least 4 - 5 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management, ideally in the technology or logistics industry.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes and supplier management best practices.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with a proactive, strategic approach.
• Proficiency in procurement software, ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented, with a strategic mindset and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Fluent in German and English

Why idealworks

• 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 regular 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.

About us

As a forward-thinking deep tech company, idealworks has been enabling the future of logistics and industrial automation since November 2020. Its flexible, scalable robotics ecosystem, featuring the intelligent automation platform AnyFleet for seamless mobile robot integration, the CE-certified autonomous mobile robot (AMR) iw.hub, the simulation technology iw.sim, and the advanced robotics operating system iw.os, is reshaping intralogistics processes for companies globally. Emerging from its roots as a BMW Group spinoff, idealworks is committed to driving efficiency and operational optimization in a rapidly evolving automation landscape.