Senior Inventory Planner; m​/f​/x

About us

Contorion is Germany's largest online specialist retailer for professional tradesmen and industrial supplies. To realize our vision of revolutionizing the offer for small and medium-sized companies, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people who want to become part of our team!

• You take ownership of inventory planning, with a focus on power tools assortment, balancing availability, inventory health, and commercial priorities.
• You identify, evaluate, and executeopportunistic supply opportunities,assessing impact on margin, stock risk, and short- to mid-term demand coverage.
• You manage strategic and non-standard purchasing decisions outside of regular replenishment flows, ensuring alignment with inventory targets and business priorities.
• You continuously analyze sales performance, stock levels, and market dynamics to optimize ordering strategies and replenishment policies.
• You actively drive continuous improvement, strengthening planning processes, improving decision frameworks, and helping standardize best practices across inventory management.
• You work closely with Category Management, Operations, and Analytics to align inventory decisions with commercial goals and operational feasibility.
• You create clear analyses and recommendations that enable fast, well-informed decisions by stakeholders.

• You have 2–5 years of experience in Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or a comparable analytical role, ideally with exposure to complex assortments or fast-moving environments.
• You hold a degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• You bring strong analytical capabilities and are confident working with data and planning tools (advanced Excel required; SQL strongly preferred; experience with Python or R is a plus).
• You have a hands-on, ownership-driven mindset with the ability to assess opportunities, weigh trade-offs, and make sound decisions in non-standard situations.
• You communicate clearly and in a structured way, enabling effective collaboration with Category Management, Operations, and Analytics.
• You are fluent in English and German is a plus.

• Flexibility
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  We support you in your schedule. With our hybrid work approach and the option to work part-time, you remain flexible and can work from your home as well.
• Work-life balance
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  With 30 days of vacation, the possibility to work remotely from abroad, and sabbaticals, we take care of your relaxation.
• Mobility
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  Whether by public transport or by bike, we subsidize your job ticket or job bike.
• Health & Wellbeing
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  Stay healthy with us! With Open Up and Urban Sports you can actively boost your body and mind. Our company events keep the team spirit up. Fruit, drinks and granola "sweeten" your day in the office.
• Development
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  With regular feedback and training opportunities, we offer the tools for your personal development plan.
• Culture
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  We live transparency, respect, courage, and passion. Our principles are anchored in the teams and create a unique, cooperative working environment.

We are looking forward to your online application.