Senior Product & Partner Manager - German & English (w/d/m)

Join Backbone’s unique adventure to completely transform the real estate industry and have a positive impact on millions of people selling/buying/renting their home every year. We are a technology company revolutionizing the marketing of real estate properties at scale. We work with companies across Europe, providing them with tools to simplify the production and distribution of professional visuals so they can receive more leads, faster.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Product & Partner Manager to oversee our relationships with third-party suppliers & be a key contributor to building a scalable business. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, negotiating contracts, launching new products, and helping us build a scalable operations model. This role is critical for aligning our operational goals and customer expectations.

We are looking for an Senior Product & Partner Management (f/m/d) as soon as possible, full-time for our location in Berlin.

Supplier Relationship Management & Contract Negotiations:

• Develop and maintain strong, strategic relationships with third-party suppliers to ensure seamless integration and collaboration.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms, ensuring cost-effectiveness and meeting quality standards.

Performance Monitoring:

• Implement and monitor KPIs to assess supplier performance
• Implement and monitor KPIs to assess operational efficiency

Product Management:

• Oversee the product lifecycle from conception to delivery, ensuring alignment with operational goals and customer expectations.
• Coordinate with the product teams to incorporate new suppliers and new products

Ops Process Improvement & Product Maintenance:

• Continuously evaluate and improve operational processes and products, leveraging data and feedback to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and high quality.
• Implement best practices and innovative solutions to enhance supplier and product performance
• Help us in building a scalable foundation in close collaboration with our Salesforce Admin Team
• Lead Initiatives and manage projects

Collaboration:

• Work closely with internal operations teams, including production, community, and quality assurance, to set priorities and push initiatives to reach company goals.
• Collaborate closely with the Salesforce Admin to ensure execution of priorities and alignment with company goals.

Qualifications:

• You have proven experience in supplier relationship management and product management, preferably within a relevant industry (E-Commerce), with at least 5 years of experience.
• You have strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• You have excellent organizational and project management abilities.
• You are proficient in data analysis and performance monitoring.
• You have strong collaboration and communication skills.
• You know what a product development lifecycle looks like
• Nice to have: You have experience working in a start-up.
• Nice to have: You have worked with Salesforce before

• Permanent employment contract
• Work from our Berlin office or flexibly from home ...or remotely for up to 4 months from anywhere abroad
• Spaces membership (Worldwide access to co-working spaces)
• 28 vacation days
  

Backbone is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are particularly important to us, which is why we particularly encourage migrants, BIPoC, people from underrepresented communities, people who identify as queer, trans and / or inter, as well as people with chronic illnesses and disabilities to apply!