Procurement & Supply Chain Manager – Renewable Energy

Hunter Philips Executive Search; Köln; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Philips Executive Search is supporting a growing renewable-energy company in Germany seeking a procurement leader. You will negotiate equipment, service and framework agreements, develop supplier-management and procurement processes, coordinate logistics, forecasting and purchasing, and manage a small team.

Fluent German and strong English are required with three to five years in renewables and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Three to five years' procurement or supply-chain experience.
• Renewable-energy, solar or battery-storage experience.
• Strong supplier negotiation and contract-management skills.
• Knowledge of logistics and operational procurement.
• Fluent German and strong English.
• Proactive, hands-on and comfortable developing new processes.
• Ambitious and looking to progress into broader leadership.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate equipment, service and framework agreements.
• Develop supplier-management and procurement processes.
• Coordinate logistics, forecasting and purchasing requirements.
• Manage and develop a small team.
• Work closely with project, finance and operational departments.

Skills

Procurement experience

Renewable energy experience

Negotiation skills

Contract management

Logistics knowledge

German language

English language

Team leadership

Job description

A growing renewable-energy company delivering solar and energy-storage projects across Germany.

The Role / Responsibilities

• Negotiate equipment, service and framework agreements.
• Develop supplier-management and procurement processes.
• Coordinate logistics, forecasting and purchasing requirements.
• Manage and develop a small team.
• Work closely with project, finance and operational departments.

The Person

• Three to five years' procurement or supply-chain experience.
• Renewable-energy, solar or battery-storage experience.
• Strong supplier negotiation and contract-management skills.
• Knowledge of logistics and operational procurement.
• Fluent German and strong English.
• Proactive, hands-on and comfortable developing new processes.
• Ambitious and looking to progress into broader leadership.