Company Description
About Redcare Pharmacy:
As Europe's No.1 e-pharmacy Redcare Pharmacy is powered by passionate teams and cutting-edge innovation. We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision "Until every human has their health". If you're seeking a career that offers purpose and aligns with your values join us and start your #Redcareer today.
About the Role:
We're looking for a Business Controller - Purchasing / Procurement who combines financial insight with analytical strength and a passion for operational excellence. In this role, you'll act as a strategic partner to our Purchasing and Procurement teams, providing transparency on performance, driving cost optimization, and enabling data-based decision-making. You'll help ensure that purchasing activities align with our strategic, financial, and operational goals - delivering real value across the organization.
Job Description
About your tasks:
* Monitor and report on purchasing performance - analyzing KPIs such as supplier performance, cost development, and budget adherence, and providing regular insights to management.
* Identify cost-saving opportunities and support strategic sourcing initiatives, ensuring effective tracking of purchase prices, supplier terms, and contract conditions.
* Conduct detailed data analyses and forecasting on material costs, purchasing trends, and supply chain risks to support proactive decision-making.
* Contribute to budget planning and forecasting, preparing annual budgets for the purchasing area, tracking variances, and explaining deviations.
* Drive process improvement by developing and optimizing purchasing processes, reporting tools, and data flows - in close collaboration with Procurement, Finance, and Supply Chain teams.
* Act as a financial sparring partner to the Head of Purchasing and key stakeholders, translating complex data into actionable recommendations.
Qualifications
About you:
* A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
* 3-5 years of experience in Business Controlling or Financial Analysis, ideally within Purchasing, Procurement, or Supply Chain environments.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.
* Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with Power BI, PowerQuery, and/or PowerPivot.
* A structured, proactive, and collaborative mindset, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Fluency in English; German is a plus.
Additional Information
About your Benefits:
In order to provide our employees with the best possible support for their individual needs, we offer a wide range of benefits:
* Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
* Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.
* Kindergarten Grant: We offer our employees who pay for childcare in kindergarten 100,00 € (total) per month.
* Mental health: Get quick professional help from psychologists from nilo if you feel overwhelmed in your personal or professional life. Anonymously and free of charge.
* Personal Development: We are all constantly learning. That's why we support and foster your career development through internal & external training and help you grow.
* Mobility: Your commute matters to us. We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time.
* Sports & Health: Your well-being is our top priority. Therefore, we offer you a range of opportunities to improve your health. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, providing a variety of sports offers tailored to your interests.