Senior Procurement Operations Manager - Factor Europe (all genders)
Work Arrangement
Office Days per Week: 2 days
Key Skills
Job Description
The role
Factor is our newest brand - a healthy, ready-to-eat meal delivery service, and one of the fastest-growing parts of the HelloFresh Group’s European business.
We're looking for a Senior Procurement Operations Manager to lead our Procurement Operations function and ensure our supply chain is running efficiently, scalable, and commercially effective. You'll oversee the end-to-end procurement operations process, optimise inventory and supplier performance, and continuously improve the systems and processes that keep our production running smoothly.
Working cross-functionally with Planning, Production, Finance, Culinary, and Operations, you'll play a key role in ensuring the right products are available at the right time, while driving operational excellence and supporting Factor's continued growth.
What you’ll do
- Lead and develop our Procurement Operations team, responsible for purchasing, supplier coordination, inventory management, and waste reduction.
- Own the end-to-end procurement operations process, ensuring ingredients and packaging are delivered On Time, In Full, and In Quality (OTIFQ) to support uninterrupted production.
- Drive inventory governance, ensuing product availability and operational efficiency while minimising waste and stock risk.
- Champion our zero-waste strategy through continuous optimisation of purchasing parameters, inventory controls, and forecasting inputs.
- Partner closely with Planning, Finance, Supply Chain, Culinary, and Production to optimize purchasing strategies and ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
- Monitor procurement KPIs, purchasing data, and system accuracy, using insights to identify trends, resolve discrepancies, and drive operational improvements.
- Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and standardise procurement and inventory processes through data, technology, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop reporting and dashboards that provide clear visibility of procurement performance, inventory health, supplier performance, and key operational KPIs.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and data-driven decision making across Procurement Operations.
What you’ll bring
- At least 5-6 years of relevant work experience in a Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement or Production field
- Stress resilience and a hands-on approach
- A proactive, data-driven, and result-oriented mindset
- Flexibility for occasional weekend work and travel
- Excellent communication skills, able to work across different teams and cultures
- Fluency in English (German knowledge is a plus)
What we offer
- Freedom to initiate, execute and implement your own ideas
- Lots of learning and development opportunities
- 24 holidays based on 40 hours per week per year, pro rata
- A hybrid work setup - with roughly 2 days in our Amsterdam office
- Reimbursement of travel expenses to the office
- Discount on your ClassPass subscription, and a discount for your gym membership via Bedrijfsfitness Nederland
- Discount on your additional health insurance through Zilveren Kruis
- A discount on your weekly, Factor, HelloFresh and/or Green Chef box in the Netherlands
- Healthy lunches, fruit and snacks in the office
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- Social activities with our culturally diverse team!
Are you up for the challenge?
Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.
After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days.
Core Responsibilities
The Senior Procurement Operations Manager will lead the procurement operations team to ensure efficient, scalable, and commercially effective supply chain processes. This role involves managing end-to-end procurement, optimizing inventory and supplier performance, and driving continuous improvement across cross-functional teams.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5-6 years of relevant experience in supply chain, operations, procurement, or production. The role requires a proactive, data-driven mindset, excellent communication skills, and fluency in English.
Benefits
- Learning and development opportunities
- 24 holidays per year
- Hybrid work setup
- Travel expense reimbursement
- ClassPass subscription discount
- Gym membership discount
- Health insurance discount
- Product discount
- Healthy lunches
- Competitive salary
- Pension scheme
About HelloFresh
Industry: Consumer Services
Company size: 10,001+ employees
HelloFresh is on a mission to change the way people eat, forever! HelloFresh was founded in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin and evolved to the world’s leading meal kit provider and a global digital-native FMCG company. HelloFresh Group consists of eight brands that provide customers with high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Every ingredient needed for our meals are carefully planned and delivered to your door when it’s most convenient for you. Only HelloFresh gives you the tools to achieve something delicious every day. Making a meal a delicious achievement - not just fuel for your day - takes a lot of work and smart people. From Designers and Copywriters to Data Scientists and DevOps Engineers, to potato farmers, pasta makers and the people who ensure every box is perfectly packed for every customer, we’re collectively disrupting the food supply chain and the multi-trillion-dollar food tech industry. Our more than 18,000 high-performing and ambitious employees across the globe from New York to Berlin, and London to Sydney enjoy a number of benefits including flexible working arrangements, discounts on our boxes, health and well-being and learning and development programs. We’re always looking for quality ingredients to perfect our recipe, so join us now! https://www.hellofresh.com/careers/locations