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Procurement / Buyer Jobs in Germany

ERP appears in 34% of analyzed listings. Berlin is the most frequently named city, and 31% are marked as hybrid.

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Job-market data

What the listings show

Based on 282 job listings we analyzed since 12 March 2026. Not a list of current vacancies.

282
job listings analyzed
185
companies behind these listings
33%
of listings offer hybrid or remote work
70%
of listings name a city
Skill signals

Which skills recur

Share of 282 analyzed listings that name each skill. One listing can name several.

Business methods45% of listings

Project Management
10%
Compliance
10%
Consulting
10%
KPIs
7%
Risk Management
6%
Vertrieb / Sales
5%

Business tools38% of listings

SAP
27%
Excel
14%
ITIL
1%

ERP & SAP36% of listings

ERP
34%
SAP MM
2%
SAP S/4HANA
1%

Industrial & electrical18% of listings

Instandhaltung / Wartung
10%
Automation
5%
Elektrotechnik
3%
Inbetriebnahme
1%
Photovoltaik
1%
Robotics
1%
Positioning

What gets you in, and what sets you apart

Use this to decide what your CV leads with: expected skills keep you in the running, rarer ones set you apart.

Shares of the analyzed listings; skills are extracted from each listing.

Your edge

Rarer but present. These are what set a candidate apart.

  • SAP77 listings · 27%
  • Excel38 listings · 14%
  • Project Management29 listings · 10%
  • Instandhaltung / Wartung28 listings · 10%
  • Compliance27 listings · 10%
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What to take into your search

Skill requirements vary by listing

In the listingsEven the most named skills (ERP, SAP and Excel) each appear in fewer than half of listings.How to use itChoose examples that fit the specific posting. No one keyword represents the whole job type.

Fully remote listings are less common

In the listingsOnly 2% of listings are fully remote. Hybrid is 31% and onsite 40%.How to use itIf you need fully remote work, check the work mode before spending time on an application.
Working conditions

Work patterns and requirements

Work mode

40%Onsite
Onsite 40%
Hybrid 31%
Unspecified 27%
Remote 2%
Do these jobs need German?

Of 282 analyzed listings, 145 require German, 54 say it is optional or a plus, and 83 do not say.

German optional 17%
German a plus 2%
German required 51%
Not stated 29%

16% of the listings are written in English.

Seniority
Mid-level 34%
Senior 17%
Junior 8%
Lead/Principal 1%
Unspecified 40%
Who these listings are open to
Contract 7%
Part-time 3%
Working student (Werkstudent) 1%
Unspecified 14%

Full-time 74% (not shown in the bar).

Where the jobs cluster

Top locations

197 listings name a city (70%)
85 name no city (30%)

These postings don't specify a city in the data we have. That doesn't mean location isn't required, only that none was listed.

Cities named most often

  1. 1Berlin19 listings7%
  2. 2Munich10 listings4%
  3. 3Hamburg10 listings4%
  4. 4Düsseldorf6 listings2%
  5. 5Cologne4 listings1%
  6. 6Dresden4 listings1%

Counts and shares are of all 282 analyzed listings.

How you work

Soft skills that recur

Soft skills employers name

Communication
49%
Negotiation
34%
Self-Motivation
33%
Teamwork
26%
Time Management
20%
Reliability
17%

Share of all analyzed listings that name each soft skill.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does a skill percentage mean every employer requires it?

No. It is the share of analyzed listings that explicitly name the skill. Read each posting, then show examples only for skills you actually have.

What if a listing has no city?

85 of 282 analyzed listings have no city in our data. They are not assigned to a city in the chart; this does not establish whether remote work is possible.

Why can the open listings differ from the market figures?

The market figures come from an analysis dated 22 September 2026. The open listings are loaded from the current index and can change between visits.

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Related job types and cities

Related job types

Job typeAdministration & Office1,702 listings analyzedJob typeHR / Recruiter590 listings analyzedJob typeOperations Manager193 listings analyzedJob typeSupply Chain / Logistics252 listings analyzed

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Source: Kariyan job index, Germany. Some location, language and seniority fields are incomplete. We do not publish salary, demographic or response-rate data.

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