Procurement Manager

The role

You will drive the development of a robust and agile supply chain to support engineering and R&D ambitions. You will identify and partner with suppliers, shape sourcing strategies, and ensure standards in quality, cost, and delivery.

What you will do

• Design and run procurement strategies for highly technical components, services and first-of-a-kind builds.
• Find, assess and onboard new suppliers, and strengthen relationships with existing ones.
• Lead commercial negotiations, evaluate bids, and structure deals.
• Oversee the whole process from requisition to delivery.
• Improve procurement systems, databases and automation.
• Be the strategic link between engineering, finance and operations.
• Bring procurement input into early product development and prototyping.

Required qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a related technical field.
• 3+ years in technical procurement.
• Reads technical drawings and specs.
• Can judge whether a part can be made and what a supplier can deliver.
• Track record in contract negotiation, supplier risk and cost/value optimisation.
• Strong communicator.
• English is required.
• Hands-on with procurement platforms, ERP and data-driven decision-making.

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-moving engineering setting (startup, fusion, aerospace, defence, medtech).
• Team leadership experience.
• German is a plus.

Before you apply

• Recruiter Interview (30-60 min)
• Technical Screening (30 min)
• Technical Panel (3x60 min)

About the company

Proxima Fusion is Europe’s fastest-growing fusion company and the continent’s best-funded fusion player. They are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant.