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About the Role

In this new role, you will own and build our procurement function from scratch by establishing unified structures, standards, tools, and processes to implement purchasing as a strategic function. This role reports directly to our COO and offers interesting career opportunities and a leadership perspective.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a structured supplier portfolio for product development and production components.
• Lead price, contract, and framework agreement negotiations with strategic partners and suppliers.
• Develop a supplier evaluation system and conduct regular reviews.
• Establish second-source strategies and risk management for critical components.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management on supplier selection and qualification.
• Design and implement a unified purchase-to-pay process with the Finance department.
• Define procurement policies, approval thresholds, standard contract templates, and purchasing terms.
• Select or expand suitable procurement tools with Finance and IT.
• Establish procurement KPIs and management reporting.
• Handle day-to-day purchase order processing, including delivery tracking and escalation.
• Ensure material availability at all times.
• Resolve claims and deviations with Quality Management and suppliers.
• Ensure export control requirements are addressed in procurement.
• Implement supply chain due diligence obligations and compliance requirements.
• Support requirements arising from security clearance regulations and customer audits.

Requirements

• Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a comparable qualification.
• 5+ years of experience in strategic and operational procurement, ideally in a tech scale-up with complex products.
• Strong in contract negotiations and building solid supplier relationships.
• Experience in building or restructuring procurement processes and organizations.
• Confident use and implementation of ERP systems (e.g., Business Central).
• Ownership mentality, entrepreneurial mindset, number-driven, and strong communicator.
• Passion for technical solutions and products.
• Business-fluent German and English.
• Willingness to travel.
• Citizenship of a NATO member country or close ally.

Skills

• Procurement
• Supplier Management
• Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Supplier Evaluation
• Risk Management
• Purchase-to-Pay Process
• Procurement Policies
• ERP Systems
• Export Control
• Supply Chain Due Diligence
• Compliance

Location

• Munich
• Berlin

Work Type

• Office first
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 5+ years

Education Level

• Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a comparable qualification.

About the Company

• Autonomous Teaming is a defence-tech start-up specializing in machine vision solutions.
• We develop systems that enable computers and sensors to operate as coordinated teams, collaborating in real time to counter AI-powered asymmetric threats at scale — including drone swarms and other UXVs.
• Our mission is to build resilient, intelligent defence capabilities that perform reliably in the most demanding environments.
• We value close, in-person collaboration as the foundation for building complex, high-impact technology, while maintaining flexibility aligned to role and team needs.
• Our culture is built on ownership, responsibility, and trust — with a shared commitment to growing and building together.
• Based in Munich, Berlin, and Toulouse, we are expanding rapidly across Europe with plans to open additional office hubs.