Procurement Manager (gn) - Packaging Material

 

Start: Immediately | Level: Mid | Location: Hamburg (hybrid) | Arbeitszeit: Full Time (40h/Week) 

Your start in our Procurement Team at ESN & More! 

As Procurement Manager – Packaging, you take full strategic ownership of our packaging categories – from primary to tertiary packaging. You shape and execute our supplier strategy, unlock significant value contributions, and ensure supply security in a fast-scaling, high-growth environment.

You act as an entrepreneurial sparring partner to key stakeholders, drive complexity reduction, strengthen our resilience against market volatility, and make a direct impact on profitability and scalability.

You’ve got experience in the procurement field and are excited to help push the ESN & More Nutrition brands to the next level? Then we’d love to hear from you — come join the team!

 

Your mission

• Strategic Category Ownership: You develop and execute forward-looking category strategies for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging based on deep market, cost, and supplier analyses
• Value Creation & Cost Leadership: You identify, prioritize, and deliver significant cost-saving and value-enhancing initiatives while ensuring ambitious annual productivity targets
• Supplier Excellence: You build and manage a high-performing, strategically aligned supplier base, lead segmentation efforts, and conduct performance and executive business reviews
• Complexity Reduction & Standardization: You actively reduce specification complexity and optimize the supplier landscape to drive sustainable efficiency
• High-Impact Negotiations: You independently lead complex RFX processes, negotiations, and contract management, balancing price, service, quality, IP, and risk considerations
• Risk Management & Resilience: You proactively monitor price developments and market volatility and implement robust mitigation strategies to safeguard supply continuity
• Stakeholder Leadership: You collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, R&D, and senior management, driving alignment and ensuring disciplined execution

 

Your experience & skills

• You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, or a related field
• You bring at least 4 years of experience in strategic sourcing with a proven track record of measurable value delivery
• You demonstrate strong negotiation skills, analytical depth, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience in FMCG or the food industry is a plus
• You are fluent in English; German is a plus

 

Why choose us?

 

Being part of our team means joining a high-performing company with a diverse and inclusive culture. In our fast-growing team of over 1,200 employees, we combine our passion for sports nutrition, supplements, and healthy foods with cutting-edge technology, production, and logistics processes. All of this serves one goal: providing our customers with top-quality products to support their healthy and active lifestyle.

You can look forward to a strong sense of team spirit, ongoing opportunities for professional growth and responsibility, and an exciting work environment that blends lifestyle and career. With locations in Hamburg, Elmshorn, Kaltenkirchen/Nützen, and Elsdorf, TQG offers diverse career opportunities in areas such as technology, product development, sales, marketing, and logistics. Additionally, you’ll benefit from:

• Flexible working hours and remote work options
• Attractive employee discounts
• Subsidy for the E-gym Wellpass
• Workation
• Corporate benefits
• 28 days vacation/year
• and much more

 

About Us

The Quality Group (TQG) is an innovative provider of sports nutrition products, bringing together the successful brands ESN and More Nutrition since 2021.

ESN has been the German market leader in sports nutrition since 2004, offering products like protein powders, bars, and supplements designed for ambitious fitness goals. Founded in 2017, More Nutrition focuses on healthy, reduced-sugar foods, providing solutions for conscious nutrition and weight management without compromise.

TQG’s vision is to help people become the best version of themselves. With passion and innovation, the company develops high-quality products that promote health, performance, and joy in life. Its agile company culture and exciting career opportunities make TQG a strong partner not only for customers but also for employees.

This is us – The Quality Group – nice to meet you! Now it’s your turn!
We look forward to your application! Regardless of gender, age, background, or identity – what matters to us is who you are and what you bring to the table. Join our team and grow with us!