(Sr.) Strategic Procurement Manager

Probably the least boring job you’ll ever have.

At air up, we don’t just make bottles. We unbore water with flavor by scent. It makes no sense until you try it, and once you do, there’s no going back. Behind it all are teams pushing boundaries every day. Product bends taste and design in new directions. Marketing turns ideas into moments people talk about. Operations makes sure those moments reach hands everywhere.
Working here feels like stepping on stage: professionalism meets passion, curiosity meets courage. You’ll experiment, fail fast, learn faster, and actually see your ideas come to life. It's refreshingly low politics and low ego. Just smart, driven people who lift each other up and make things happen. And whatever happens, it sure won't be boring.

Welcome to air up.

We’re looking for an experienced (Sr.) Product Manager (Procurement) to join our team. This job is perfect for you if you’re passionate about sourcing, supplier management, and driving sustainable product innovation. As a (Sr.) Product Manager (Procurement), you’ll have the opportunity to shape our procurement strategies, manage key supplier relationships, and play a key role in bringing our drinkware and our patented scent based taste category to the next level. You will work in an agile and cross-functional setup along Engineers, Designers and Product Owners. Our software-developed-inspired way of working to bring products to market in a unique consumer-centric way with a fast pace will bring you for sure, a step learning curve. If you thrive on team play beyond your core procurement function and enjoy balancing supplier negotiations, you will own and develop procurement strategies, manage and grow key supplier relationships, and play a critical role in bringing products-to-market, and project management, we can't wait speaking to you!

The perks? Full ownership in a dynamic, high-growth environment that values smart solutions and proactive decision-making. Sound like your next challenge? Let’s connect!

*** This role is located in Munich, Germany***

Your responsibilities

• Own sourcing activities, price negotiations, and supplier management within cross-functional product innovation teams

• Manage, develop, and scale strategic supplier relationships across Europe (Far east sourcing is a plus), ensuring high quality, cost efficiency, and reliability.

• Conduct demand, spend, cost (TCO), and market analysis, focusing on sustainability, benchmarking, and industry trends.

• Lead contractual negotiations and supplier agreements.

• Drive supplier development initiatives, lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and define, track, and improve key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Identify and implement continuous improvements in procurement processes to increase efficiency, transparency, and scalability.

• Act as a project manager for new product launches and portfolio scaling.

• Act as project manager for new product launches and portfolio expansion, ensuring alignment across engineering, design, product teams and manufacturing partners.

That’s you

• You have 3-7+ years of experience ideally in FMCG and their related partners who manufacture products using machinery and production lines, managing relationships, quality, cost and timelines(drinkware, plastic parts are a plus). The level (Intermediate or Senior) will be assessed during the hiring process.

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field (PMP, CIPS, or other relevant certifications are a plus.)

• You are a confident communicator who can build strong relationships with stakeholders and work seamlessly across cross-functional teams.

• You confidently manage supplier relationships, anticipate and mitigate risks, and drive smart, cost-effective decisions.

• Highly analytical with a data-driven mindset, using insights to optimize procurement decisions.

• Ready to travel to support supplier engagement and product launches e.g. 1-3x per month overnight in Europe or 1-2x per year to the Far East.

The benefits listed below are intended for full-time employees. For other employment types, including working students and minijobbers, benefits may differ based on the terms of their contract and applicable regulations.

But what’s in for you?

🏖 30 days of vacation

🏷 discount on our products

💰 employer-funded pension & location related insurances (may vary per country)

🏡 purpose built office in MUC

📈 personal development

🎉 regular team events

🏁 start-up spirit

🌍 workation options (availability may differ by role)

air up® have developed an innovative and world-first drinking system. Through scent alone, the air up® bottle brings flavour to simple tap water and can be enjoyed without any single-use plastic bottles, sugar, or additives. air up is a young, fast-growing company filled with ambitious and creative minds from various backgrounds.

air up® is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining an equal opportunity environment for all persons free of discriminatory behaviour. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.