Head of Operations

Jobtailor; München; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Munich seeks a senior leader to own end-to-end supply chain, production and fulfillment, from raw materials to customers. You will manage production and logistics partners, drive material sourcing quality and cost efficiency, and implement lean planning and working-capital controls.

The role emphasizes building an operations team and using AI/digital tools to optimize processes, with a hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset and fluency in German and English.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in supply chain, operations or production, ideally in FMCG or food
• Strong analytical skills, hands-on and entrepreneurial mindset
• Experience managing external partners and suppliers
• Enjoys rethinking structures and professionalizing processes
• AI-native — understands possibilities and actively uses them
• You believe a unicorn can be built with 10 employees — and you want to prove it
• Fluent in German and English

Aufgaben

• End-to-end responsibility for supply chain, production and fulfillment — from raw materials to the end customer
• Managing and developing our production and logistics partners
• Raw material sourcing with a focus on quality, cost and availability
• Establishing lean controlling and planning processes
• Keeping working capital in focus: inventory, payables, cash cycle
• Gradual build-up of the operations team
• Leveraging AI and digital tools to optimize processes — not as a requirement, but as a given

Kenntnisse

Analytical Skills

Entrepreneurial Mindset

German & English fluency

Hands-on

Tools

AI Tools

Digital Tools

Lean Controlling

Sourcing

Data Analysis

Jobbeschreibung

• End-to-end responsibility for supply chain, production and fulfillment — from raw materials to the end customer


• Managing and developing our production and logistics partners


• Raw material sourcing with a focus on quality, cost and availability


• Establishing lean controlling and planning processes


• Keeping working capital in focus: inventory, payables, cash cycle


• Gradual build-up of the operations team


• Leveraging AI and digital tools to optimize processes — not as a requirement, but as a given

Requirements

• 5+ years in supply chain, operations or production, ideally in FMCG or food


• Strong analytical skills, hands-on and entrepreneurial mindset


• Experience managing external partners and suppliers


• Enjoys rethinking structures and professionalizing processes


• AI-native — not because you have to be, but because you understand the possibilities and actively use them


• You believe a unicorn can be built with 10 employees — and you want to prove it


• Fluent in German and English

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in supply chain management, production optimization, and logistics partner development, with a strong focus on quality, cost, and availability. Proficient in leveraging AI and digital tools to enhance operational processes while maintaining a keen eye on working capital management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Supply Chain Management


• Production Optimization


• Logistics Partner Development


• Fluent in German and English


• Analytical Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Supply Chain Management


• Production Management
  
• Logistics Management


• Lean Controlling


• Process Optimization


• Inventory Management


• Cost Management


• Data Analysis


• AI Utilization


• Sourcing

Soft Skills

• Entrepreneurial Mindset


• Analytical Thinking


• Process Professionalization


• Partner Management


• Team Development

Industry Keywords

• FMCG


• Food Industry


• Supply Chain


• Operations


• Production

Tools & Technologies

• Digital Tools


• AI Tools