Workspace & Culture Manager (f/m/d) Food Tech Startup (28 - 40h/week) at Planet A Foods

Planegg, Bavaria, Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Office Management, Culture Design, Event Planning, HR Operations, Vendor Management, Onboarding Logistics, Budgeting, English Fluency, German Fluency, Slack, Notion, Personio, IT Asset Management, Strategic Planning, Organizational Skills, Cross-Cultural Communication

Industry

Biotechnology Research

Description

Do you want to make a delicious difference? Planet A Foods is for people who want to change the future of food. We are reinventing how the world produces food ingredients, replacing scarce and unsustainable raw materials with scalable, clean, and delicious alternatives. Our first product, a cocoa-free chocolate, is just the beginning. Our ambition is to build a new global champion in food ingredients. At Planet A Foods, you’ll join a bold, highly committed, international team of scientists, engineers, operators, and industry experts united by one goal: creating real, measurable planetary impact. As Workspace & Culture Manager (with 28h - 40h/week), you will be navigating the operational and cultural heartbeat of our organization to fuel our growth. You will take full ownership of our main site in Munich/Planegg (approx. 50 workstations) and drive connection for our total team of approx. 75 employees across two countries, ensuring that our workspace remains a vibrant, collaborative, and highly efficient ecosystem. You will work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where your organizational decisions and cultural initiatives directly impact our team's daily life and our mission to decouple chocolate from deforestation. A Taste of What to Expect Take full ownership of our Planegg workspace by keeping daily operations running smoothly from managing vendor relations and stock supplies to adapting seating charts and spatial concepts to our growth Drive our cross-location culture by designing value-linked initiatives, organizing major events like our Summer Party, and running interactive formats like Focus Days for our teams in Germany & the Czech Republic Streamline strategic company rituals by operationally coordinating and scheduling our Townhalls, All-Hands, and OKR update meetings to keep the entire organization aligned Support our People team by owning onboarding logistics and administrative tasks, managing employee merch and handling preparatory accounting for employee benefits Bridge the gap to IT & process automation by coordinating hardware assets for new hires and proactively implementing digital tools to eliminate your manual admin workflows The Perfect Recipe of Skills & Experience Bring at least 2 years of experience independently managing a physical space, office operations, or supporting HR teams, ideally within a fast-paced startup or scale-up ecosystem Act as a cultural bridge who enthusiastically connects our teams in Germany and the Czech Republic, tailoring engagement initiatives creatively to resonate with each location while fostering a strong sense of a unified company culture Balance a love for order and structure with a creative spark, bringing fresh ideas for our workplace culture (and major events with 50+ people) while keeping operational processes immaculately organized Prioritize business impact over temporary fixes by making cost-conscious, strategic choices, thinking in scalable structures, and confidently defending decisions when necessary Demonstrate an ownership mindset with high tech-affinity, including proficiency in Slack, Notion, HR systems (e.g., Personio), and with the drive to optimize the usage of IT advice management platforms Fluency in English and German combined with a high on-site presence in our office in Planegg A Sweet Package Shape the procurement strategy from the inside of a mission-driven, impact-focused company. Collaborate with a passionate international team working at the edge of what's possible Work in one of the rare food startups that truly scales and operates a 24/7 4-shift production system A position where you can help to challenge a trillion-dollar industry! A very competitive compensation and opportunity to grow Stuff that other startups do as well (30 days vacation, tasty lunches, snacks, drinks, vouchers, gym, ...) PLUS: Chocolate. Every. Single. Day. About us We produce all-natural cocoa-free innovations without compromising on taste, quality, and sustainability to preserve the Earth for our children. We are on a constant journey of discovery and driving meaningful impact. Through collaboration and shared success, we empower our team to take bold action and make a difference. Every role is designed with purpose, where together ideas flourish, opportunities expand and boundaries are pushed. Joining our team is a step toward to protecting the planet we love. As an equal-opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion, starting from evaluating all a pplications fairly. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.

Responsibilities

Manage the daily operations and spatial concepts of the Munich/Planegg office while driving cross-location cultural initiatives for teams in Germany and the Czech Republic. Coordinate strategic company rituals, onboarding logistics, and IT hardware assets to ensure organizational alignment and efficiency.