Procurement Specialist - Steyerberg (Near Hannover) - Onsite

About our client:

Germany-based rocketry startup currently in stealth mode, scaling up rapidly to meet the demand for high-performance, reliable, and scalable solid propulsion technologies for space and defense applications. Already launching suborbital and ballistic rockets on a regular basis, generating significant revenue and applying our knowledge toward the development of an orbital rocket

As a Procurement Specialist, you will take a hands-on role in managing purchasing activities, developing supplier relationships, supporting negotiations, and coordinating contracts across the business. You will help build scalable procurement processes, designed to work within a growing industrial and manufacturing environment. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure the timely, cost-effective, and compliant delivery of materials and services.

To thrive here you will need to be comfortable working at pace, with the autonomy to make decisions and execute on them quickly. If you’re excited by hard technical challenges and want a role where you will make a real difference each day to the future of the company, we may be the place for you

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end purchasing activities, including requirements, quotations, purchase orders, and delivery follow-up.
• Build and manage supplier relationships, support negotiations, and monitor supplier performance.
• Coordinate supplier contracts, documentation, renewals, and commercial issue resolution.
• Maintain accurate procurement records and collaborate with finance, operations, engineering, and quality teams.
• Help establish standardized procurement processes as purchasing activities move into a structured procurement function.
• Support the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and ensure procurement activities follow company policies and compliance requirements.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven procurement experience in an industrial, manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, defence or similar high-stakes, high-reliability environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across functions.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A hands-on, pragmatic approach to solving operational and supplier-related challenges.
• Desirable experience using an ERP system such as SAP or Microsoft Dynamics. Experience with procurement process improvement, ERP implementation, or structured procurement controls

Benefits and important information:

Our client offers top-decile compensation packages, bonuses and meaningful equity to attract exceptional aerospace talent. Every employee is awarded stock options in the company; you will directly benefit from your own hard work and success. Comprehensive relocation support including flights, shipping and visas. Lunch, dinner and drinks provided every day. Free access to shared company housing.

Please note, they are a fast-paced, hyper-scaling startup. You will need to be comfortable working extended hours with high levels of autonomy, ownership, and flexibility, with contracts structured around a 48-hour working week