Required skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics
- Demand Planning
- Production Planning
- Inventory Management
- Supplier Management
- ERP
- Leadership
- AI Technologies
- E-commerce
- Consumer Goods
- Food Industry
Languages: German
Job description
Kakao Mischa is seeking a self-directed Supply Chain & Logistics Manager to oversee their supply chain, manage supplier relationships, and ensure timely delivery of products. This role involves planning, inventory control, and acting as the ERP key user.
Project overview
You keep our supply chain moving – from bean to your cup
At Kakao Mischa, we combine mindful enjoyment, sustainable values, and the conviction that cocoa is not just a taste experience – but a space for connection, clarity, and conscious presence. From bean to your cup.
For our growing team, we are looking for a Supply Chain & Logistics Manager to independently manage our supply chain. You will be the primary point of contact for our suppliers and service providers, keep an eye on inventory and budget, and ensure that our slurpers receive their cocoa reliably. You will not only take on tasks but real responsibility for what you manage.
Responsibilities
What you bring:
What we offer you:
Our application process
If you recognize yourself in the tasks and are eager to bring cocoa to the world with us, we look forward to hearing from you.
Tell us who you are and what relevant experience you bring. Also important are your possible start date and your salary expectation/hourly rate.
We look forward to getting to know you!
Job facts: Direct client project
- Sales, production, and purchasing planning: You will plan on a rolling monthly basis based on our financial planning and manage calls to the raw cocoa supplier as well as orders for production
- Inventory management: You will keep an eye on stock levels, availability of bestsellers, and slow movers, and are responsible for the purchasing budget within the approved limits
- Supplier management: In day-to-day business, you will be the point of contact for production, packaging, printing, and spices, and build long-term, trusting relationships
- Fulfillment & Shipping: You will manage our fulfillment partner and be responsible for billing
- Goods receipt & Quality: You will ensure that our quality specifications are met and resolve complaints with suppliers
- ERP: You will be the key user for our ERP in the area of Supply Chain and Logistics
- Team leadership: You will provide technical leadership to our working student – escalations and approvals will go through you
- Several years of experience in supply chain, purchasing, or logistics, ideally in e-commerce or with consumer goods/food
- Experience in demand, production, and inventory planning
- Confident handling of numbers and planning tools (e.g., Google Sheets), ERP experience is an advantage
- Experience in dealing with suppliers and service providers – clear, binding, and on equal terms
- Desire to take responsibility and provide technical leadership
- A structured, proactive, and reliable way of working
- Confident use of AI technologies
- Interest in sustainable business practices and a meaningful environment
- Very good German skills; [clarify: English required / advantageous / not mentioned]
- Meaning & Awareness: You work with a product that is more than cocoa – it touches hearts and connects people
- Real Responsibility: You take ownership of inventory, suppliers, and fulfillment – with real influence on our supply chain
- Learning & Growth: Direct work with our COO, insight into all operational areas, and room for your development
- Flexible & remote: Freelance worldwide possible
Project details
- Start: ab sofort
- Remote: remote
- Location: Würzburg, Deutschland, DE
- Languages: German
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