- Strategic buying responsibility for both raw materials and finished products categories, to achieve cost savings, quality improvement, and risk reduction.
- Selection and qualification of new suppliers, products, and qualities.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and contractual agreements with suppliers.
- Drive cost reduction and value creation initiatives across categories, including alternate sourcing, spec simplification, and packaging harmonization.
- Lead sourcing activities including RFIs, RFQs, and negotiations without compromising quality.
- Build and manage strong relationships with co-manufacturers and supply partners.
- Ensure supplier compliance with food safety, sustainability, and legal standards.
- Monitor supplier performance and maintain accurate data and reporting.
(Senior) Procurement Manager/ Buyer (m/w/d)
Your tasks
Your profile
- You have at least 4 years of professional experience in packaged goods and co-pack sourcing, ideally with some experience in global raw material sourcing, ideally within the category of nuts and nut snacking
- You hold a degree in business administration, economics, or a similar field, or have completed equivalent vocational training.
- You live in Berlin or the surrounding area and enjoy working on-site at our headquarters in Schöneberg.
- You have excellent English skills; German is a plus.
- You possess a strategic and data-driven mindset, and your decisions are based on thorough analysis.
- You are highly structured and organized in your work, enabling you to manage complex tasks and projects responsibly.
- A hands-on mentality and strong assertiveness are among your personal strengths.
- Last but not least: You’re a true team player with strong interpersonal skills for building positive working relationships.
What you can expect from us
- Our diverse team is ready to be enriched and inspired by your ideas: help building the future of food retailing in our fast-growing start-up!
- Extensive onboardings which will prepare you for your various and challenging tasks
- Flexible working hours and home office options to ensure a good work-life balance
- A beautiful and modern office in Berlin Schöneberg, easy to reach by public transport – and we cover the costs of your monthly BVG (public transport Berlin) ticket
- Find your way (back) to the gym thanks to fitness cooperations with Urban Sports Club or FitX
- Optimal performance thanks to a modern MacBook.
- Well equipped office kitchen with fresh fruit, delicious KoRo snacks, coffee and tea
- 20 % discount in our KoRo online store
- Regular team events and joint activities as well as legendary company parties
Sounds good?
Om oss
Om KoRo
KoRo skriver om normerna inom livsmedelsindustrin genom att erbjuda ett brett utbud av högkvalitativa och innovativa produkter. Produktsortimentet sträcker sig från naturliga livsmedel, såsom nötter och torkad frukt, till snacks med rena ingredienser och funktionella livsmedel. Ett kontinuerligt engagemang för transparens och produktinnovation driver företaget att utforska nya livsmedelsområden, med ett mål: att erbjuda medvetna konsumenter produkter som är bekväma, njutbara och, som alltid, bättre och annorlunda.
KoRo grundades i Tyskland 2014 och byggdes upp av Constantinos Calios och Piran Asci. Den nuvarande ledningsgruppen består av VD Florian Schwenkert, CFO Dr Daniel Kundt, CPO Constantinos Calios och COO Steffani Busch. Företaget har över 300 anställda och huvudkontor i Berlin.
En kundbas på över 2 miljoner människor handlar KoRo-produkter online på www.koro.com samt i över 15 000 butiker över hela Europa.
The KoRo team is just as diverse as our product range! To ensure that diversity continues to grow as quickly as our nut-loving team, we evaluate applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/denomination, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation, or identity.
Do you want to become part of our mission and actively shape the future of KoRo with your skills and talent? Then apply now!
