About the role
<p><em>Walaris designs and develops AI-driven, software-defined, and hardware-enabled autonomous systems for defense and security applications. Our software platform uses artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, and edge computing to provide real-time situational awareness for air, land, and sea domains, enabling rapid decisions at machine speed. Our cutting-edge technology is utilized by customers across the defense, national security, government, marine, and critical infrastructure protection markets worldwide. </em></p><p></p><p>At our office in Nuremberg, we are looking for a <strong>Procurement and</strong> <strong>Project Management Office Associate (m/f/d)</strong> starting as soon as possible. This will be a part-time (20-30 hours per week) position. </p><p></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Procurement</strong></p><ul><li>Execute and optimize the project and operational procurement processes, including requirements planning, inquiries, bid comparison, ordering, delivery tracking, and claims handling</li><li>Oversee the selection, evaluation, and development of supplier relationships + manage price and contract negotiations with and prepare confidentiality agreements for suppliers </li><li>Monitor delivery deadlines and quality, initiating corrective actions in case of deviations</li><li>Support in inventory planning, minimum stock levels, and disposition + maintenance of item and supplier data in internal systems</li><li>Oversee the goods receipt inspection process</li></ul><p><strong>Logistics</strong></p><ul><li>Organize and plan the shipping of exhibition goods to trade fairs and demonstrations, as well as manage general packaging and shipping activities, such as creation of delivery notes</li><li>Prepare and execute international shipments, such as the preparation of ATA Carnets</li></ul><p><strong>Order and Project Processing</strong></p><ul><li>Gather project status information from internal stakeholders to prepare project reports and track deadlines within projects</li><li>Support in the preparation of quotations</li><li>Monitor delivery dates with customers as part of order processing</li></ul>