Junior Procurement Officer / Graduate Trainee

Junior Procurement Officer / Graduate Trainee (Remote, full-time) at LRT Automotive GmbH, Germany.
We are a metal manufacturer producing catalytic converters and exhaust systems (CNC pipe benders, welding robots, fiber lasers). We purchase steel, stainless, catalyst components and services across Europe, Turkey and North Africa — and we are growing. We are looking for a smart graduate we can train into an operational procurement professional.
Your role (we train you):
Operational purchasing: purchase orders, order confirmations, delivery-date chasing
Supplier communication with DACH, Turkish and North African suppliers
Claim and discrepancy handling directly with suppliers
Price-condition tracking in our ERP
Supplier performance and cost reporting in Excel
Interface to warehouse, production and sales — remote, structured, on your own
What you bring:
Degree in business / supply chain / economics (or completed commercial vocational training) — fresh graduates explicitly welcome
Fluent German (C1+) and professional English
Solid MS Excel skills; we teach you the ERP
Structured, independent working style — you will work remote
Genuine interest in purchasing, negotiating, suppliers, industrial products
Nice to have:
Internship / working student / apprenticeship experience in procurement or office
Automotive or metal industry interest
French or Arabic (our Maghreb supplier base)
What we offer: full-time fully remote, systematic on-the-job training into a professional buyer role, real responsibility from early on — direct line to the Managing Director, flat hierarchies, fast decisions.
How to apply: Send your CV (PDF) — no cover letter needed. Applications go through Djinni.