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Employ a Supply Chain & Logistics Coordinator in Germany

Built for companies — including China-headquartered teams — that have already chosen a candidate to coordinate German or EU distribution, suppliers, warehousing, freight partners, and delivery operations. Share the exact role title, German city or logistics hub, candidate details, workplace setup, and reporting line, and PIO confirms whether the arrangement can be supported.

Best for
Companies expanding distribution into Germany or the EU that have identified a candidate to manage suppliers, warehousing, freight partners, and inventory visibility from a German base.
Work pattern
Typically based near a logistics hub or warehouse/distribution site, with a mix of office, warehouse floor, and travel to supplier or freight-partner locations depending on the role.
Compensation
Share base salary, any performance or logistics bonus, travel allowance, shift or on-call pay if applicable, and expense reimbursement terms so PIO can confirm the arrangement.
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What to plan for

Here's what typically matters most when hiring a Supply Chain & Logistics in Germany.

Vendor & Decision Authority

The candidate's authority over vendor selection, freight-partner negotiations, and purchasing decisions stays defined by your company. PIO does not set, approve, or influence these vendor or sourcing decisions.

Inventory & Reporting Lines

Reporting lines, inventory visibility tools, and KPI reporting structures are set by your company. PIO confirms the reporting and direction model you share as part of setting up the role.

Customs & Import-Export Boundary

Your company retains ownership of customs-broker relationships, import and export classifications, and Incoterms decisions. PIO does not advise on customs, tariffs, or trade compliance matters.

Warehouse & Site Travel and Safety

Where the role involves warehouse floor work or travel to customer sites, your company defines safety protocols, site access, and travel expectations. PIO confirms the work pattern you share but does not manage on-site safety.

Who does what

When you hire a Supply Chain & Logistics in Germany through PIO, the responsibilities split clearly.

Your company selects the candidate. Before work begins, your company and your host customer — the separate German business operating the warehouse, distribution centre, customer site, or other workplace — directly agree site access, workplace safety, reporting, and who gives day-to-day operational direction. PIO then confirms whether it can support the exact role, the chosen candidate, the German workplace or host site, the work pattern, the reporting or direction model, the expected duration, and compensation. Once confirmed, PIO coordinates the agreed employment contract, payroll, applicable statutory deductions and social insurance, leave, and offboarding. PIO does not source or recruit candidates. Your company retains its own relationships with freight forwarders, carriers, warehouse operators, suppliers, and customs brokers, all customs and import-export decisions, Incoterms selection, inventory and delivery outcomes, product obligations, and the outcomes of its work at the site.

Germany hiring baseline

A practical starting point for the rules that shape a Germany hire. It is not legal advice, and your exact terms will depend on the role, sector and agreement.

  • Pay, hours and leave

    Germany's general minimum wage is €13.90 gross per hour from 1 January 2026, rising to €14.60 from 1 January 2027; sector-specific rates can be higher. A working day is generally capped at 8 hours, extendable to 10 only under statutory averaging rules, and minimum leave is equivalent to 20 days for a regular five-day week.

  • Written terms and payroll

    The essential terms of employment are documented and provided to the employee, and the exact salary due date is set in those terms for each hire rather than assumed. It is not the same single date across every role.

  • Notice and termination

    The statutory baseline is four weeks' notice to the 15th or the end of a calendar month, and employer notice periods lengthen as service grows. An agreed probationary period of up to six months may carry a two-week notice, and termination must be in writing.

  • Work setup and authorization

    Every hire starts by confirming the workplace, who directs the day-to-day work, the expected duration and the person's current German work authorization. A local EOR arrangement differs from relocating someone or extending a temporary assignment from China.

These are general reference points as of 2026 and can vary by sector, agreement and individual circumstances. Confirm the specifics for your hire before relying on them.

10 sources

This practical guidance draws on the official sources below. Public requirements can change, so the details should be reconfirmed for each hire.

How a Germany hire comes together

Here's what happens after you tell us who you want to hire.

  1. Step 1

    Share the role details

    Tell us the workplace, reporting line and target start date so we can confirm availability for this specific hire.

  2. Step 2

    Confirm the arrangement

    Once availability is confirmed, PIO coordinates the agreed employment terms, payroll setup and statutory registrations for the hire.

  3. Step 3

    Manage the working relationship

    You direct the day-to-day work and outcomes; PIO coordinates ongoing payroll, statutory deductions, social-insurance administration, leave and offboarding.

Frequently asked questions

Can the role be based at your host customer's warehouse or site rather than an office?

Placement at your host customer's warehouse or site is possible once your company and your host customer — the separate German business operating it — directly agree site access, workplace safety, reporting, and who gives day-to-day operational direction. PIO then confirms the exact site, the work pattern — for example full-time on-site, hybrid, or travel-based — the reporting or direction model, and the expected duration before coordinating the employment arrangement.

What information does PIO need to confirm a Supply Chain & Logistics hire?

PIO needs the exact role title, the candidate's details, the German city or workplace location, the intended work setup, and who the candidate reports to. With these confirmed, PIO can outline the employer-of-record arrangement covering the employment contract, payroll, applicable statutory deductions and insurance, leave, and offboarding.

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