Technical Procurement Engineer

CeiliX; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A robotics hardware startup seeks a Procurement Lead to manage day-to-day procurement activities and supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will have a technical education background, fluency in German and English, and significant experience in technical procurement. The role involves evolving from tactical procurement to operations leadership, ensuring quality management, and developing scalable processes in a hybrid work environment based in Euskirchen. This is a unique opportunity to impact product design and logistics in a growing company.

Qualifikationen

• Several years in technical procurement for physical products.
• Understanding of mechatronic components — motors, mechanical and electrical parts.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and willing to build processes from scratch.

Aufgaben

• Take over day-to-day procurement from engineers.
• Manage supplier relationships across Germany and internationally.
• Develop quality assurance processes.
• Support contract work with suppliers and customers.

Kenntnisse

Supplier relationship management

Process knowledge — order management

Fluent German (C1/C2)

Strong English (C1+)

Excellent communication

Ausbildung

Technical education background (engineering, Wirtschaftsingenieur, or technical apprenticeship)

Jobbeschreibung

What You’ll Gain

You’re joining a robotics hardware startup at the exact moment where operational excellence becomes the bottleneck. CeiliX has proven product‑market fit — €800k+ in orders, live installations in EU and US, and a pipeline outpacing what the current team can handle.

Right now, one of our best engineers spends 70% of his time on procurement instead of designing products. You’ll change that immediately. This isn’t a back‑office role — you’ll be the critical interface between suppliers, customers, engineering, and finance.

Growth trajectory: Start with tactical procurement, then expand into full operations leadership — quality management, supplier strategy, contracts, and potentially managing a team.

About CeiliX

We’ve built ceiling‑based robots that move freely in all directions, solving fundamental problems in industrial logistics. The market is responding: €800k+ in pre‑orders and we already have live installations in EU and US.

Why procurement matters now: We’re purchasing €200k+ in components in Q1 alone. Total volume heading toward €500k–1M this year. Every week without dedicated procurement is a week our engineers aren’t engineering.

What You’ll Do

Immediate (first 3 months):

• Take over day‑to‑day procurement from engineers
• Manage supplier relationships across Germany and internationally
• Handle incoming goods control — verify quality, coordinate payments
• Build basic process documentation (we’re currently on Excel)

Medium‑term (3–12 months):

• Negotiate with larger suppliers and integrators
• Develop quality assurance processes
• Create scalable procurement workflows
• Support contract work with suppliers and customers

What We Need

Must‑haves:

• Technical foundation: technical education background (engineering, Wirtschaftsingenieur, or technical apprenticeship)
• Understanding of mechatronic components — motors, mechanical and electrical parts, ability to evaluate substitute components
• Several years in technical procurement for physical products

Skills:

• Supplier relationship management
• Process knowledge — order management, payment coordination, incoming goods control
• Fluent German (C1/C2) and strong English (C1+)
• Excellent communication — this role is 60%+ talking to suppliers, engineers, finance, customers
• Startup‑compatible — comfortable with ambiguity, willing to build processes from scratch

Nice‑to‑haves:

• Automation, robotics, or mechatronics industry experience
• Quality management (QM/QA) background
• Contract and supplier agreement experience
• Existing supplier network in relevant categories

Logistics

• Location: Hybrid with regular on‑site in Euskirchen (Cologne–Bonn area)
• Start date: ASAP

Interested? Apply and we’ll get back to you within 48 hours.