Team Lead Procurement, Production & SCMInventory (Berlin)

Team Lead Procurement Production & SCM/Inventory (Berlin)

Every is building the default way to eat better during the week.

We are a fast-growing food company operating both D2C subscriptions and B2B channels currently across DACH and BNL and growing rapidly 100% YoY. Our ambition is to keep scaling significantly in the coming years while unlocking a best-in-class customer experience.

Operations is the engine that makes that possible and we are now building a strong team.
Were looking for a Team Lead Procurement Production & SCM/Inventory to own the upstream supply chain.

What youll own
End-to-end upstream supply chain - from ingredient and packaging sourcing through co-manufacturing partner management replenishment planning and inventory availability across our network.

Procurement & Sourcing

• Develop and execute ingredients and packaging category strategies across markets
• Lead supplier selection negotiations and ongoing SLA management
• Improve COGS through negotiations specification work and volume leverage
• Monitor market trends commodity dynamics and supply risks to derisk supply chain

Production & Co-manufacturing

• Manage external meal producers as strategic manufacturing partners (CMOs)
• Oversee production planning capacity alignment and quality governance
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) processes from supply and production
• Build scalable governance structures across all co-manufacturing partners

SCM & Inventory Management

• Own S&OP and replenishment planning to ensure availability across markets
• Manage inventory levels and tracking consumption with an optimisation mindset
• Drive supply chain risk management including contingency and dual-sourcing
• Coordinate capacity planning with production and fulfillment teams

Financial Ownership & Leadership

• Own CM1 P&L and drive margin improvement through cost savings and ops efficiency
• Set annual procurement budgets tracking COGS performance and reporting monthly
• Lead and develop the procurement production and inventory teams
• Work cross-functionally with Finance Tech Product and the broader Operations team

What success looks like (1224 months)

• Supply continuity is robust stockouts and availability gaps become the exception.
• COGS reduces meaningfully through renegotiations specification work and waste reduction.
• Co-manufacturing partners operate predictably against agreed quality capacity and OTIF SLAs.
• S&OP and replenishment are structured data-driven and built to scale CM1 margin.

What were looking for

• 610 years in procurement supply chain or operations - ideally in food FMCG or a high-growth D2C or subscription business
• Proven track record in category management and strategic sourcing including negotiations and contract management
• Experience managing external manufacturing or co-packing partners
• Solid understanding of inventory management replenishment logic and S&OP
• Strong commercial mindset with a track record of driving COGS or margin improvements with a data-driven mindset
• Comfortable managing complexity across multiple suppliers SKUs categories and markets
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and data-driven procurement and planning
• Hands-on leader who builds systems and processes not just manages tasks
• Fluent in German & English (C2)

If this sounds like your kind of challenge please send us:
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