Procurement Specialist Projects (m/f/d)

Vulcan Energy Germany; Karlsruhe; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days of annual leave (based a 5-day

Company pension scheme

EGYM Wellpass with employee contrib. €

Vulcan Starter Days onboarding

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Benefits platform

Job summary

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH in Karlsruhe is seeking a Procurement Specialist Projects (m/f/d) to drive procurement for engineering projects. You convert requisitions into purchase orders, manage supplier offers, and ensure on-time delivery, cost, and quality aligned with project goals.

This role requires hands-on experience and a collaborative mindset in a fast-growing, climate-focused company. Fluent German and English are required; you will negotiate with suppliers, build long-term

Qualifications

• You have commercial or technical education or comparable background.
• You have initial procurement or expediting experience, ideally in engineering-related industries.
• You are fluent in German and English, written and spoken.
• You have a strong numerical affinity for evaluating offers and terms.

Responsibilities

• Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders, ensuring cost, schedule and quality targets.
• Review offers, request quotations, and negotiate terms to optimize pricing and sourcing.
• Build and maintain sustainable supplier relationships, including annual supplier reviews.
• Responsible for supplier and commodity group management and evaluating potential new suppliers.
• Identify risks early and work with suppliers and internal teams on sustainable solutions, escalating when necessary.
• Support contract and price negotiations and contribute to cross-functional projects.

Skills

SAP experience

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Education

Commercial or technical education

Tools

SAP

Job description

We want you for...Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH is an innovative, fast-growing company in the field of sustainable lithium extraction and renewable energy. With our lithium production facility, we make a decisive contribution to the decarbonization of European industry and to securing a sustainable lithium supply in Europe. Join our dedicated team and help turn our vision of a climate-neutral future into reality. For our dynamic and ambitious team in Karlsruhe, we are looking for you to join us full-time (40 hours per week) as a Procurement Specialist Projects (m/f/d).

Your mission

• You convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders, ensuring cost, schedule, and quality objectives are met—including delivery tracking and handling of complaints.
• You review offers, request quotations, and actively negotiate with suppliers to continuously optimize terms, pricing, and sourcing strategies.
• You build and maintain sustainable supplier relationships, including conducting annual supplier reviews to ensure high delivery performance.
• You are responsible for supplier and commodity group management, as well as researching, evaluating, and selecting potential new suppliers.
• You identify risks and issues at an early stage and work closely with suppliers and internal project teams on sustainable solutions, escalating in a timely manner when necessary.
• You support contract and price negotiations and take responsibility for process-related topics, as well as contributing to cross-functional projects.

Your profile

• You have completed a commercial or technical education or possess a comparable relevant professional background.
• You bring initial practical experience in procurement or expediting, ideally in an engineering-related industry such as plant engineering or construction.
• You are confident working with SAP and routinely use systems to manage procurement-related processes.
• You communicate fluently and confidently in both German and English—both written and spoken.
• You have a strong affinity for numbers and use them to evaluate offers and commercial terms.
• You are a strong communicator with the ability to handle conflict effectively and assert the company’s interests confidently in negotiations with suppliers.

We offer

• 30 days of annual leave (based a 5-day workweek), plus time off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
• Company pension scheme.
• Sports and leisure activities, including EGYM Wellpass with an employee contribution of €15.00 (incl. VAT) per month, regular company events, and after-work sports groups.
• Our onboarding program, "Vulcan Starter Days", including, among other things, a power plant visit and a tour of our laboratory.
• Through INSITE's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), you have access to confidential and free support at any time, helping you maintain well-being both at work and in everyday life.
• Corporate Benefits platform with a wide range of attractive discounts.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

About Us

At Vulcan, we are united by the idea of a more sustainable and independent supply of energy and raw materials for Europe. We are pioneers in the field of CO2-neutral lithium extraction using a direct lithium extraction process and have developed an innovative and forward-looking technology for this purpose. We bring together talents and experts from over 40 nations and work passionately on the planning and construction of geothermal and lithium extraction plants, which we will operate ourselves in order to accelerate the climate-neutral mobility and energy industry. With companies such as Stellantis and Renault, we already have strong partners who are supporting us on our way to becoming a market leader.

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