Manager of Indirect Procurement (m/f/d)

The role

The Manager of Indirect Procurement will lead and develop a small team of buyers. This person will manage indirect spend categories including transport, facility-related services, professional services, tools, and IT equipment.

What you will do

• Lead, support, and develop a small team of buyers
• Oversee the team's indirect category scope
• Take direct ownership of selected categories
• Develop and implement sourcing and category strategies
• Manage sourcing processes including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract awards
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to align priorities
• Drive savings, cost avoidance, process improvements, supplier performance, and procurement KPIs
• Ensure procurement activities comply with internal policies, approval processes, contractual requirements, and regulatory standards

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field
• Several years of procurement experience with a focus on indirect procurement and category management
• Experience leading, coordinating, or mentoring buyers, project teams, or cross-functional procurement activities
• Proven experience managing indirect categories such as transport services, facility-related services, professional services, tools, IT equipment, or comparable operational spend areas
• People leadership skills
• Strong understanding of indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, and category management
• Hands-on approach
• Strong negotiation, contract management, supplier management, and commercial skills
• Good understanding of procurement governance, supplier risk, and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, defense, or another regulated industry
• Professional procurement certification, such as CIPS or CPSM

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Flexible mobility budget: Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance
• Rental clothing with laundry service
• Sport Clubs membership (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning allowance granted after the probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children

Before you apply

• Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process

About the company

Isar Aerospace is a fast-growing company building a modern space business to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites. They are a privately funded company aiming to democratise space.