Erneuerbare Energie jobs in Germany

Senior Procurement Leader - (Hamburg | 3 Days Onsite | High-Growth Business)

A rare opportunity to build and lead a global procurement function from the ground up within a high-growth company on a strong upward trajectory. This role is strategically critical as the business expands rapidly. You will shape the function, hire a new team, and establish deep supplier partnerships—directly influencing future growth, resilience, and competitiveness.

• Architect and lead the global procurement strategy, focusing on significant supplier expansion
• Build high-level, long-term supplier partnerships; leverage ecosystems and negotiate at senior levels.
• Create procurement standards, policy, governance, and best practice across a business that has operated procurement via Operations to date.
• Recruit and develop a new team of ~5 roles (including a Senior Category Manager) to establish a high-performing, modern procurement organisation.
• Work as a peer to the C‑suite—particularly the COO (Hamburg-based)—to set priorities, align spend, and embed procurement influence early.
• Drive competitive advantage through sophisticated supplier relationship management, balancing technology (AI tools) with strategic, relationship‑led engagement.
• Develop strong spend insight, category strategies, and sourcing roadmaps to support rapid scale‑up.
• Travel extensively across Europe and China to build, maintain, and grow supplier connections.
• Present to and engage with senior internal and external stakeholders.

• 10‑15+ years' experience in senior procurement leadership within relevant industrial, energy, engineering, or equipment-heavy sectors.
• Ideally proven track record creating and sustaining senior‑level supplier partnerships in China; strong familiarity with Chinese CAPEX supply markets.
• Hands‑on and strategic—able to build a function while executing high-value sourcing activity.
• Experience in renewables, energy, or adjacent industrial sectors preferred; customer-side or supplier-side backgrounds both considered.
• Strong cross-cultural leadership; prior experience managing or collaborating with teams on the ground in China is highly desirable.
• Ability to operate as a C‑suite peer—confident, influential, and credible with senior leadership and investors.
• Fluent English required; German advantageous but not essential.

• Onsite presence in Hamburg at least 3 days per week.
• Extensive international travel to suppliers and European plants.
• Ability to start early Q1 (flexible for the right candidate).
• Commitment to building a career—evidence of progression and capability development.

• Join a fast-scaling company with strong investor backing
• Build the procurement function from zero—full ownership, high autonomy, immediate strategic impact.
• Play a pivotal role in unlocking growth.
• Direct visibility to C‑suite and investors; part of the leadership team shaping the next stage of growth.
• Competitive package with potential bonus elements aligned to company growth.