JOB DESCRIPTION
The role
As our next Sourcing Manager (f/m/d/x), you’ll be the go-to link between product and procurement, making sure new ingredients find their way into our boxes to delight our customers. You’ll team up with Category Managers and cross-functional colleagues to spot cross-market opportunities, keep processes simple, and make sourcing more efficient. In this collaborative role, you’ll connect with local and international teams, gain visibility across markets, and help shape the future of our delicious portfolio.
What you’ll do
1. You will lead the project management and workflow for all new ingredient requests, acting as gatekeeper and ensuring strict process adherence from proposal through approval or rejection
2. In this role, you review and validate new ingredient requisitions for completeness before engaging suppliers or escalating to Category Managers for sourcing/tender processes
3. Together with local NID/Ingredient Specialists, you ensure sourcing tasks stay on track and that only feasible SKUs progress to Culinary testing
4. You manage stakeholder engagement and communication across local and international teams to keep the NID approach consistent with other markets
5. By coordinating with Category Managers, Culinary, FSQA, Sensory Testing and other markets, you support efficient SKU onboarding and cross-market alignment
6. You contribute to portfolio efficiency by identifying alternative SKUs in global catalogs and driving SKU consolidation, rationalization, and cost-saving initiatives
7. Working closely with Culinary and Quality teams, you support SKU improvement projects, including specification tweaks and ingredient performance enhancements
What you’ll bring
8. Strong communication, collaboration, and self-management skills with a focus on teamwork and customer orientation; fluent in English and confident interacting with senior business leaders and vendors
9. Proven analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities with a track record in continuous process improvement
10. Ability to lead, influence, and inspire stakeholders across functions, present ideas effectively, and facilitate discussions with multiple inputs
11. Experience in change management, process improvement, and risk assessment, ideally within hybrid or global delivery-focused teams
12. Skilled at creating a culture that fosters innovation and data-driven solutions, while building and sustaining trustful relationships across local and international teams
13. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage timelines, balance stakeholder expectations, and deliver consistent results
14. Preferably hold a degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain, with 3–5 years’ experience in procurement and/or product/portfolio management
What we offer
Elevate your lifestyle! Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion
15. Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities
16. Enjoy a competitive compensation package that goes beyond the norm, with perks like a HelloFresh- subsidized Pension Scheme, Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model
17. Elevate your lifestyle with exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals
18. Invest in your growth with an annual learning & development budget, German language learning budget, and access to the HelloFresh Academy
19. Plus, we've got your well-being covered with mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits. From our 24/7 gym access, wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, to sabbatical leave options, HelloFresh is not just a workplace; it's a lifestyle of perks and possibilities!
Are you up for the challenge?
Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.
After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days.