air up is hiring a
Team Lead Procurement

Summary

The job is for a Procurement Team Lead at air up®, a fast-growing company that has developed an innovative drinking system. The role involves leading the global sourcing strategy, improving procurement processes, building strong supplier relationships, and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate should be a seasoned leader with experience in FMCG and D2C/eCommerce companies, have excellent communication skills, strategic thinking abilities, and be comfortable working with diverse and globally dispersed teams.

Requirements

• Seasoned leader with experience in global operating companies in FMCG and D2C/eCommerce companies, with a minimum of 10+ years in leadership roles
• Love to act as a coach for a world-class team, and you truly believe in a value-based leadership that inspires your team and the people around you
• Feel comfortable with diverse and globally dispersed teams in a work-anywhere and remote-first culture, because you’ve worked with different cultures, and you have developed an inclusive leadership style

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Procurement teams including strategic procurement and supplier relationship management
• Develop and continuously improve sourcing processes, contract- and category management and build strong supplier relationships
• Work collaboratively with the executive team to develop the long-term strategy and ensure its implementation
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the business environment in which air up operates to lead, define, and make strategic decisions about our supplier network
• Build trusting relationships with the exec board, your teams and core stakeholders such as Product, R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Finance, Legal and Supply Chain Management
• Connect the dots through close collaboration with other departments to ensure that processes are aligned and efficiently designed to achieve our goals

Benefits

• 30 days of vacation
• Discount on our products
• Employer-funded pension & location related insurances
• Purpose built office
• Personal development
• Regular team events
• Start-up spirit
• Workation