Junior Purchasing/ Procurement Supply Chain Coordinator (all genders) - Aerospace Logistics

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

THE WHAT: To end COPV failure in spaceflight. The benchmark for performance, reliability and cost efficiency. Procurement is not back office. It is mission infrastructure. If our supply chain fails, missions fail.

If it performs, we set new standards. THE WHY: You take ownership of procurement and supply chain execution and ensure availability, reliability and scalable cost structures. You build a high-performance supply system and operate with engineering precision and business awareness.

Your tasks in detail and priority

• Ensure availability: Guarantee 98% material availability, eliminate production downtime due to material bottlenecks, coordinate forecasts with engineering and production.

→ High performance: Precision at speed. Outcome first.

• Increase cost performance: Identify and realize savings potential, conduct price and contract negotiations, establish transparent cost breakdowns.

→ Accountability: Own your impact. No blind flying when it comes to costs.

• Manage risks: Identify and reduce single-source risks, actively control delivery times, quality, and capacity, manage escalations in a clear and solution-oriented manner.

→ Candor: Clear communication – internally and externally.

• Create structure: Establish clear purchasing and approval processes, use and further develop ERP cleanly, reduce manual sources of error.

→ High Performance: Relentless execution.

• Develop suppliers: Establish A/B/C classification, conduct regular performance reviews, strengthen partnerships with strategic suppliers.

→ Togetherness: One team – even externally.

• Transparency & KPI system: Build a procurement dashboard, track OTIF, lead time, and forecast accuracy, monthly reporting to management.
• Continuous improvement: Identify automation potential, challenge and improve processes, experiment, learn, become faster.

→ Playfulness: Serious about the mission. Joy in the process.

YOUR PROFILE

• Ownership: You take responsibility—even when it gets uncomfortable—and communicate things respectfully, clearly, and in a solution-oriented manner. You don't wait for instructions—you lead yourself, remain calm under pressure, and prioritize clearly.
• Education: Successfully completed commercial training or degree in business administration, supply chain management, industrial engineering, or a similar qualification
• Professional experience: At least one year (full-time) of experience in procurement logistics/supply chain/operations, etc. in a manufacturing environment
• Procurement and master data maintenance: Very good Excel/ERP skills
• Affinity for numbers & analytical strength
• Negotiation and communication skills: Very Good German (C1) and English skills ( at least B2)
• Problem-solving mentality: Ideally, you recognize problems before they arise and solve them

WHAT WE OFFER

• High level of autonomy & real impact: Be part of shaping our high-tech production landscape
• Flexible working hours & remote work options based on mutual agreement
• Startup mindset meets aerospace innovation: Flat hierarchies, fast decisions, and space for your ideas
• Choose your own benefit: Germany ticket, Egym Wellpass, or a tax-free Give Card
• Healthy & social lunch culture: Enjoy fresh meals during shared lunch breaks
• Stunning views: Wind down on our rooftop terrace with breathtaking views of the Alps in Taufkirchen or enjoy our indoor garden in Garching-Hochbrück
• Growth opportunities: Work on exciting projects and learn from inspiring people
• We live our team culture: From tech talks to team events and after-work gatherings – we celebrate success togeth

About us

Blackwave designs, manufactures and ships flight-qualified, commercial off-the-shelf composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for launch vehicles and satellites. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company delivers COPVs from a standardized portfolio with flight heritage.

The approach reduces lead time from months to days while ensuring that each tank is qualified and flight-ready. Blackwave's mission is to end COPV failure in spaceflight. The company employs more than 150 people across manufacturing facilities in Germany and Texas.More information at Blackwave.com and the procurement platform COPV.com.