Expert Receivables & Credit Management – BU Professional

WEPA Apothekenbedarf GmbH & Co. KG

Expert in Receivables & Credit Management for BU Professional in a family-owned company. Focused on optimizing cash flow and reducing financial risks in a dynamic international environment.

Posted 7/10/2026part-timeMueschede • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Receivables and Credit Management, with a strong focus on cash collection, credit limit optimization, and financial risk mitigation. Proficient in data analysis and reporting, ensuring compliance with internal policies while driving process improvements and enhancing financial KPIs.

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Receivables ManagementCredit ManagementData AnalysisProcess ImprovementERP Systems (JDE)

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Hard Skills

Financial AcumenCash CollectionCredit Limit OptimizationData-Driven InsightsProcess OptimizationDispute ManagementKPI Improvement (DSO, Bad Debt)ReportingCredit Risk ManagementExcel/BI Skills

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaborationProactive MindsetStructured Work ApproachOwnership

Tools & Technologies

JDEERP Systems

Industry Keywords

Receivables PortfolioCredit ExposureFinancial Risk ManagementCustomer Account ReconciliationCredit Insurance Partners

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You take ownership of the receivables portfolio, ensuring timely cash collection, optimized credit limits and minimized overdue balances.
You act as a business partner for Sales, Customer Service and Key Account Management, proactively providing insights on overdue receivables, credit exposure and risk development.
You provide transparent reporting to Management and proactively recommend data-driven countermeasures to mitigate financial risks.
You ensure compliance with internal receivables and credit management policies and actively contribute to their further development, including policies, guidelines and strategies.
You maintain and monitor credit limits, ensuring accuracy and consistency of all relevant data in JDE.
You collaborate closely with Group Functions (e.g. Treasury, Accounting) to support reporting, analysis, process optimization and customer account reconciliation.
You identify, prioritize and drive process improvements across BU Professional, particularly in collection processes, cash allocation and dispute management.
You manage and optimize the interaction with credit insurance partners to ensure alignment, coverage transparency and risk mitigation.
You contribute to improving key financial KPIs such as DSO, overdue balances and bad debt exposure.
You enhance transparency and data quality in receivables reporting.
You support cash flow optimization and proactive financial risk management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ideally, you have completed a commercial apprenticeship or hold a degree in Business Administration or a related field; however, we value relevant professional experience over formal qualifications.
You have at least 5 years of professional experience in Receivables, Credit Management or a related field.
You demonstrate strong analytical and financial acumen, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
Experience in driving projects or process improvements is a strong plus.
Experience with ERP systems (preferably JDE) and solid Excel/BI skills are beneficial.
You are fluent in English; German language skills are an advantage.
You take ownership, act reliably and deliver high-quality results.
You have strong communication skills and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
You work in a structured and proactive manner, follow through on topics consistently and maintain a strong solution-oriented mindset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Attractive remuneration: You will be paid in accordance with the collective agreement, which provides for an attractive basic salary as well as vacation and Christmas bonuses.
Flexible and mobile working: We offer you flexible working (time) models to enable the right balance between mobile working and office presence.
Company pension scheme and lifetime working time account: We support you with a company pension scheme as well as a lifetime working time account, enabling various models of individual life planning, e.g. early retirement or a sabbatical.
WEPA Academy: With our holistic training concept we identify and facilitate personal career and development opportunities. Qualified and committed employees are and remain the most important success factor for WEPA.
Sustainable personnel policy: A low fluctuation rate and long periods of employment characterise working at WEPA.
Health & Wellbeing: You can expect a wide range of health activities, cooperation with various fitness studios and the external employee support programme OTHEB.