Your tasks
The Mission
We’re looking for someone who loves the intersection of food science, law, and logistics. At KoRo, we don't have an onsite laboratory; instead, we rely on a high-performing network of external partners. We also do not have our own production and rely on a large supplier base that produces top-quality products. Your job is to be the brain behind that coordination - making sure our products are safe, our testing is smart, and our decisions are backed by data.
Location: This role is based at our warehouse in Alzenau, just outside Frankfurt.
What You’ll Be Doing
1. Managing the External Analysis (Your Main Focus) (80%)
* Sample Coordination: You’ll be hands-on with our products, preparing and coordinating samples to be sent out to our external labs.
* Smart Testing: You’ll consistently perform risk assessments to decide what we test and how often. This includes keeping up with our planned schedule and jumping into action for ad-hoc or reactive testing when the need arises. You will continuously assess the risk of our testing strategy and ensure it aligns with our philosophy of high quality and food safety.
* Insight over Data: You won’t just read lab reports; you’ll translate those results into actual insights. You’ll be the one making the risk-based call on whether a product is released or blocked.
* Food Law Authority: You’ll ensure everything stays compliant with German and European food law. You’ll become our local expert on DGHM values, contaminants, and pesticides.
* Partner Management: You’ll be the main point of contact for our external labs, keeping an eye on the budget and making sure we’re getting the best service for our spend.
2. Warehouse Support (Your Secondary Focus) You’ll work closely with your local QA counterpart in Alzenau, who takes the lead on day-to-day physical warehouse checks. (20%)
* Supportive Eyes: You’ll assist with spot-check incoming goods and sensory tastings.
* Problem Solving: When quality deviations pop up on the floor, you’ll help investigate the root cause.
* Keeping it Clean: You’ll help manage quality documentation, supplier 4D reports, and our library of retain samples.
Your profile
Who You Are
* Language: You speak and write excellent German and English (C1 level). You’re comfortable navigating a complex German legal text one minute and talking to an international supplier the next.
* Education: You have a degree in Food Science, Food Chemistry, Oecotrophology, or a related field.
* Legal Mind: You understand the "logic" behind food regulations and can explain why a pesticide level matters.
* Software & Data Skills: You are highly proficient in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace. You can work excellently with data in Excel and are comfortable using modern project management tools like Notion, Asana, or Monday.com to keep your work organized.
Reliable & Independent: You’re happy working at our Alzenau hub, keeping things running smoothly while staying in sync with the team in Berlin.
What you can expect from us
* Our diverse team is ready to be enriched and inspired by your ideas: help building the future of food retailing in our fast-growing start-up!
* Extensive onboardings which will prepare you for your various and challenging tasks.
* Flexible working hours and while this is a hands-on role, we can discuss potential work-from-home options down the road
* A fully subsidized Deutschlandticket
* Find your way (back) to the gym thanks to fitness cooperations with Urban Sports Club or FitX.
* Optimal performance thanks to a modern MacBook.
* 20 % discount in our KoRo online store.
* Regular team events and joint activities as well as legendary company parties.
Sounds good?
Then apply with your application documents (CV and letter of motivation) via the application form on our website. We are looking for real team members – let us know who you are and what motivates you!
About us
KoRo’s mission is to deliver everyday feel good deliciousness to customers by redefining food industry norms with a wide range of high-quality innovative products. The product range extends from natural foods, such as nut butters and dried fruit, to clean label snacks and functional foods.
An ongoing commitment to transparency and product innovation drives the company to explore new food frontiers. KoRo's ambition is to establish a European-wide omnichannel love brand and become a household name in natural and snack foods.
KoRo was founded in Germany in 2014. The management team consists of CEO Florian Schwenkert, CFO Dr Daniel Kundt and COO Steffani Busch. The company employs more than 300 people and is headquartered in Berlin. A customer base of over 2.5 million people across Europe shop for KoRo products online at www.koro.com, as well as in supermarket household names and major drug store chains.
The KoRo team is just as diverse as our product range! To ensure that diversity continues to grow as quickly as our nut-loving team, we evaluate applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/denomination, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation, or identity.
Do you want to become part of our mission and actively shape the future of KoRo with your skills and talent? Then apply now!