Your mission
At MakerVerse we take full ownership move fast and never settle for mediocrity. As our Procurement Specialist youll play a critical role in shaping our order execution - ensuring quality speed and cost efficiency from the ground up. Reporting to the Engineering Lead youll own sourcing onboarding negotiating competitive terms and building strong lasting partnerships that fuel our growth.
This position is based in Berlin with a hybrid work model.
Your Impact- Own the supplier sourcing evaluation and negotiation to ensure the highest quality and best deals.
- Drive quoting speed and competitiveness by selecting the right suppliers negotiating cost and lead time and placing orders with precision.
- Win togetheralign procurement and quality requirements with internal teams to build solutions that truly work.
- Solve fastmanage technical clarifications change requests and participate in supplier performance meetings.
- Build to lastonboard suppliers with rigor educate them on MakerVerse standards and strengthen partnerships
- Know the detailsmaintain clean up-to-date systems and own the supplier database with hundreds of suppliers
- Fuel improvementdrive strategic supplier development initiatives and contribute to broader business process enhancements.
Your DNA
- Execution driven mindset with 3 years of experience in procurement purchasing or supplier management in manufacturing industry (ideally in on-demand manufacturing)
- Proven expertise in supplier relationship management and contract negotiation with strong analytical skills to identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities
- Problem solver by nature comfortable making fast decisions and taking corrective action when things go wrong
- Strong communicator negotiating better prices or faster delivery times with suppliers
- Thrives under pressure youcan handle a high-paced workload maintaining focus and efficiency as new orders come in
- Proficiency in Excel and working with large supplier databases is essential to navigate and organize complex sourcing data
- Customer-first youre always steering supplier performance to positively impact customer experience.
- Team player collaborate closely across disciplines give direct feedback and celebrate shared wins.
- Fluent English required; German is a strong plus.
Join Us & Raise the Bar
At MakerVerse we dont just executewe innovate. We dont just meet expectationswe exceed them. If youre ready to take ownership tackle meaningful challenges and grow as part of a strong team wed love to hear from you.
At MakerVerse we live by these principles:
- We Own It. We Deliver It. We take responsibility act with purpose and go the extra mile to create impact.
- We Execute Relentlessly. We Solve Big Challenges. We embrace a Doer mindset & focus on solutions not problems.
- Our Customers Success Our Success. We solve for impact & prioritize what drives customer success.
- We Win Together. We Set the Bar High. We challenge and support each other to achieve our best and succeed as a high-performance team.
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About us
The future of Digital Manufacturing - Join us today!
MakerVerse is the leading platform for sourcing industrial parts providing instant access to a vetted supply chain and the full range of manufacturing technologies. With AI-powered quoting order management and fulfillment MakerVerse helps with everything from initial prototypes to full-scale production. Our core philosophy is to combine passionate people with the challenges of tomorrow. We do not believe in fixed job descriptions or CVs but look for diverse personalities who bring their talents inspirations and pioneering mindset with them. As a company we are uniquely positioned to be both VC financed and corporate backed. This allows you to benefit from the best of both worlds - our young dynamic and hands-on startup-mentality on the one hand and the stable environment high reputation of backing by Siemens Energy and ZEISS on the other. We look forward to your application.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority