OXG Glasfaser GmbH
OXG Glasfaser GmbH
OXG Glasfaser GmbH develops and operates high-speed fiber-optic networks across Germany. Its open-access infrastructure connects residential and commercial properties, giving households in network expansion areas a choice of regional internet providers. By investing in fiber rollout without relying on pre-marketing quotas, OXG is helping extend the connectivity infrastructure available to communities and businesses.

Senior Category Manager, Fiber Optic Network Procurement

Lead operational and strategic procurement for OXG’s NE4 fiber optic services. Manage partners, contracts, tenders, and sourcing strategies supporting nationwide FTTH expansion.

Description

  • Lead operational and strategic procurement for NE4 fiber optic services
  • Help allocate partners and projects
  • Manage partner relationships across the full end-to-end lifecycle
  • Implement framework agreements and ensure compliance
  • Handle contract changes and help maintain budget discipline
  • Negotiate procurement, pricing, and contracts independently in German and English
  • Prepare tenders and review bids with relevant departments
  • Develop sourcing strategies and improve NE4 procurement processes
  • Plan and support responses to changes in pricing, capacity, and market conditions

Requirements

  • Ideally, understand the technical requirements, construction methods, and materials used in fiber optic infrastructure, especially Network Level 4 (NE4)
  • Bring at least three years of experience in operational and strategic procurement
  • Preferably, have sourced NE4 services or materials, or building services engineering (TGA/MEP) for structural construction projects
  • Negotiate effectively and present yourself with confidence and professionalism
  • Ideally, have used SAP S/4HANA or a comparable ERP system
  • Work in a structured, goal-focused way
  • Manage several projects and reliably complete tasks
  • Collaborate openly and effectively as part of a team
  • Hold a degree in business administration, industrial engineering, civil engineering, or electrical engineering, or equivalent vocational training
  • Use German and English fluently in procurement, pricing, and contract negotiations

Benefits

  • Employer contribution of up to €50 net per month toward high-speed internet
  • Digital meal allowance of up to €115.05 net per month
  • Flexible working hours
  • Work from home anywhere in Germany
  • Option to work from another European country for up to 25 days
  • Monthly €40 discount on mobile or landline bills
  • 30 days of annual leave, plus Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
  • Up to 10 additional unpaid leave days through Xtra-Plus
  • Subsidy for EURORAD bike leasing
  • Support for Urban Sports Club membership
  • Partnership with awo lifebalance
  • Additional retirement contribution equal to 5% of annual base salary
  • Continued salary payment for up to three months during illness
  • Disability and life insurance coverage
  • Flat hierarchies, with scope for individual ideas and constructive feedback

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