Operations Manager

Operations · Full-time · Germany

Job description

Are you interested in joining an ambitious team reinventing industrial European wholesale? Supporting our product specialists and managing relations with top equipment manufacturers? Growing an online marketplace that is used weekly by hundreds of industrial buyers and manufacturers? If so, then we want to learn more about you!

Droppe is an online wholesale marketplace that helps industrial buyers bulk order from Europe’s top equipment manufacturers. Our platform brings leading industrial brands to one place, unlocks access to direct bulk orders, and ultimately, gets European wholesale more connected. Since 2020, Droppe has served 500+ industrial buyers in 2 countries.

As an Operations Manager, you will be coordinating supplier operations and supporting the Helsinki-based sales team. Daily activities include managing supplier relations, proactively supporting the sales team, and ensuring that orders are processed efficiently in the background. Your ultimate goal in the role is to maintain and increase operational efficiency across the organization. 

Droppe is seeking a self-starter that:

  • Has outstanding organizational skills; capacity to manage multiple things at once
  • Is a fast learner; ability to quickly master information around industrial equipment & wholesale
  • Has a sharp business mind; ability to see patterns behind industry behavior
  • Is creative and positive; finds new solutions to old industry problems, likes to automate things & continuously remove bottlenecks
  • Has excellent communication skills in English and Finnish; empathic and understands the needs of different stakeholders
  • Is ambitious; not afraid of taking responsibility 

What we offer:

  • A window into how a traditional industry is redefined by a startup
  • Unique position to understand global logistics and wholesale dynamics
  • Competitive salary & optional equity
  • Mission-driven and open environment for supporting personal growth
  • Caring meritocracy to support high performance
  • Flexible work hours and location (remote & office)

The position will report to Supplier Operations and the Helsinki-based team. 

To apply to the Droppe team, please send a brief introduction (we don’t believe in CVs) and a link to your Linkedin profile.

We enthusiastically look forward to hearing from you!


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