As a science brand, we are best known for our distinctive animated videos and our elaborate products around the kurzgesagt theme worlds. Through our globally successful YouTube channel with over 21 million subscribers, we aim to inspire people around the world about science and make knowledge accessible and exciting. We believe that well-researched facts are just as important as humor and good storytelling. Nothing in the universe is boring if you tell a good story.
We also run a globally successful online shop where we sell products that aim to spark curiosity for science, space, nature and life itself. The products are all designed with love and produced with care by our product team.
Our international team currently consists of over 70 amazing people. If you want to make an impact and shape our further growth together with us, we invite you to apply and become part of our team as:
Team Lead Product Operations (all genders)
Location: Munich
This is what you'll be doing
As Team Lead Product Operations you are a vital and strategic part of the kurzgesagt product team. You lead a team of experts to ensure smooth processes across the fields of procurement, manufacturing, logistics, online retail processes, customer experience and marketing.
You have a business mindset, make data-driven decisions and love taking on challenges with a team of highly motivated experts.
- Lead, manage and empower a small team of e-commerce experts and production managers
- Serve as a central agent to bring together production, e-commerce, fulfillment and the creative team to help develop the department’s structure, processes, product portfolio and strategy
- Lead team to meet KPIs and actively initiate measures to improve collaboration with suppliers, our product portfolio and inventory management as well as sales and marketing efforts
- Consolidate data within the team to create a strong basis for data driven decisions
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage
- Ensure a smooth flow of information and manage stakeholders effectively
This is what you bring to the table
- Several years of experience in the fields of operations, e-commerce, supply chain management, or comparable
- Ability to lead a diverse team of topical experts
- Very strong organizational skills
- Data-driven approach to decision-making; strong analytical skills
- Proactive, energetic, hands-on personality, who identifies with our brand and enjoys working with a motivated team
- Demonstrated proficiency in English, particularly for negotiations (C2 level)
- Authorized for unrestricted business travel to EU and US
- Living in Munich, or willingness to relocate to Munich
Some perks of working at kurzgesagt
- Be part of an exciting growth phase at one of the largest Science YouTube channels
- Versatile, exciting tasks and projects and the chance to contribute your own ideas
- Environment with a good error culture, flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes
- 30 days of vacation on top of Bavarian bank holidays
- Subsidy for gym membership (within Germany)
- Subsidy for public transportation (within Germany)
- Allowance for company pension scheme (within Germany)
- Attractive discounts with many cooperation partners
- A creative and enthusiastic team that supports you in your personal and professional development
- An informal and friendly working atmosphere including company parties and other duck activities – at kurzgesagt it’s the people who count!
And last but not least, you will get a personalized avatar and bird
We believe that people should emphasise their similarities and not their differences. That we should grow together and only our own skills, values and intrinsic motivation should count. At Kurzgesagt, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from. No one is discriminated against or favoured. Your skills and willingness to learn are the only things that count.
Please find the relevant information on data protection in the application process at https://kurzgesagt.org/privacy/.
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