Chief of Staff, Strategy & AI Enablement

Andercore; Berlin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Andercore is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CEO in Berlin. You will operate at the center of strategy, execution, finance, and operations, partnering with the CEO and board to accelerate decision-making and company-wide transformation.

This is a rare opportunity to shape how a rapidly growing, AI-driven industrial materials company runs on a day-to-day basis. You will orchestrate cross-functional priorities, drive strategic initiatives, and ensure the organization moves quickly, with rigorous

Qualifications

• 5+ years at top-tier strategy firms or investment banking with strong M&A exposure.
• Proven track record of applying AI tools in real operating environments.
• Strong financial understanding (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Exceptional structuring and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate under pressure in a high-performance environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive the CEO agenda across all functions.
• Build and enforce a clear operating cadence (weekly, monthly, quarterly).
• Create transparency on GMV, net revenue, margin, and working capital.
• Identify bottlenecks early and drive resolution.
• Translate strategy into executable plans and align leadership priorities.
• Track execution rigorously and intervene where needed.
• Support investor communication and board preparation.
• Ensure data-driven and fast decision-making.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives end-to-end (e.g. M&A, market expansion).
• Apply AI to optimize internal workflows and operations.

Skills

AI tools usage

Financial understanding

Problem solving

Pressure tolerance

Job description

About Andercore

Andercore is the AI-native supplier of industrial materials and goods for energy and infrastructure. We execute trade and distribution end-to-end, on our own account, at the speed of compute - and we are becoming the supplier of record for the entire industry.

Industrial procurement is a €900B market in Europe alone and the largest manual market on earth. 95% of customers have no direct access to global supply chains. Materials pass through four or five intermediaries before they reach a site, and 40% of the margin evaporates on the way. For decades, the operating system of this industry was people: people to source, negotiate, finance, ship, and sell.

We built the alternative from scratch. We are the supplier. We buy from global sources and sell to European customers on our own account. Our AI runs the full trade: sourcing, quality, pricing, sales, logistics, credit, and financing. One request. A firm quote in minutes. Delivered on time. For the customer, it feels like buying from their preferred local supplier. No warehouses. No fleet. No inventory risk. Every trade is pre-sold before it is bought.

We are also the credit counterparty. Customers are scored and insured in minutes and get up to 60 days of payment terms priced into the quote itself. The working capital behind every trade is bank-funded, not equity-funded.

Where we are today:

• Strong triple-digit-million euro turnover run rate, the majority of it from repeat customers

• Seven European markets live, sourced from suppliers across Asia and beyond

• 80+ people across Berlin (HQ), London, and Shanghai

• $90M raised in equity and debt, including our $40M Series B, from Atomico, Project A, Target Global, and Inven Capital - with working capital facilities from UniCredit and KfW

The margin is in the bits. The moat is in the atoms. We are building the supplier of record for industrial materials - and redefining how global trade works in one of the largest and most essential industries on earth.

We are hiring a Chief of Staff to the CEO. This is not a coordination role. This is a company-building role.

You will operate at the center of how Andercore runs. Across strategy, execution, finance, and operations. With exposure to the board and full proximity to the CEO.

• Your job is not the product. Your job is the company itself.

• Starting in the CEO office, you will shape how decisions are made, how priorities are set, and how execution happens across the entire organization. From the CEO level into the C-level layer, and from there into the company.

• Your mandate is simple: make the company run better, faster, and more intelligently - every single day.

What You Will Do

Run the Company Operating System

• Drive the CEO agenda across all functions

• Build and enforce a clear operating cadence (weekly, monthly, quarterly)

• Create full transparency on performance: GMV, Net Revenue, margin, working capital

• Identify bottlenecks early and force resolution

Translate Strategy into Execution

• Break down company strategy into concrete, executable plans

• Align all CEO direct reports on priorities and timelines

• Track execution rigorously and intervene where needed

• Act as sparring partner to senior leadership

Own Business and Financial Steering

• Work closely with Finance on P&L, balance sheet, and liquidity

• Understand and challenge core drivers: pricing, margin, AR/AP, capital efficiency

• Support investor communication and board preparation

• Ensure decision-making is data-driven and fast

Drive AI in How We Operate

• Apply AI to how the company runs - not to the product itself

• Identify where workflows can be automated or improved

• Deploy tools that increase speed, quality, and leverage across teams

• Push for continuous improvement in execution

Lead High-Impact Projects

• Own cross-functional initiatives end-to-end (e.g. M&A, market expansion, funding)

• Run due diligence and support integration efforts

• Solve ambiguous, high-stakes problems with speed and clarity

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years at McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, or Bain & Company
  or top-tier investment banking with strong M&A exposure

• Proven track record of applying AI tools in real operating environments

• Strong financial understanding (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)

• Exceptional structuring and problem-solving skills

• Ability to operate under pressure in a high-performance environment

Languages

• Native-level English required

• German strongly preferred

What Success Looks Like

• Decisions are faster, better, and data-driven

• AI meaningfully improves internal execution

• The CEO is focused on the highest-leverage topics

• The company runs on a clear, enforced operating system

• Leadership is aligned and executes with speed and clarity

Why Join

• Work directly with the CEO on the most critical topics

• Exposure to board-level thinking and decision-making

• Full visibility across the company

• Opportunity to shape how a high-growth company is run

• Steep learning curve with real responsibility from day one

We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe that diversity drives innovation, creativity, and collective strength.