Steel Expert - Material Specifications
Your mission
As Steel Expert , you will work closely with our product and data teams to structure and systematize material specifications in a way that software systems and AI models can reliably interpret and process. This is a high-impact role where your domain expertise will directly shape how material data is represented, searched, and standardized across our products. The estimated time of the project is 3 months . During this time you will:
Author, curate, and validate material data for flat-rolled carbon steel (coils, sheets, slits)
Build a structured taxonomy including: form, grade, coating, mechanical and chemical properties, surface condition and delivery condition
Extract, interpret, and standardize data from EN/DIN norms, and customer specs
Define and document material equivalencies and grade conversion rules across EN, DIN, ASTM, AISI, JIS and other standards
Identify missing or ambiguous data and propose methods for completion or validation
Work closely with our data & product team to define data schemas, entity relationships, user interfaces and workflows required to create and maintain the materials knowledge base
Provide internal training on steel norms, material properties, and classification principles
Your profile
10+ years of commercial experience in flat-rolled steel (coils, sheets, slit coils)
Commercial awareness of how material properties affect buying, selling, and processing decisions (required)
Strong knowledge of carbon steel grades, especially across EN/DIN standards
Experience interpreting standards such as EN 10111, EN 10025-2, EN 10130, EN 10346, etc.
Understanding of international equivalents (ASTM, AISI, SAE, JIS, GB)
Ability to read, interpret, and standardize mechanical and chemical properties from mill certificates and datasheets
Comfort working with structured data in Excel, Google Sheets, etc.
Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to complex technical data
Excellent command of English; German is a strong advantage due to DIN/EN documentation
NICE TO HAVE
Experience with digital tools, ERP systems, or digital transformation initiatives in metals
Exposure to material classification, taxonomy building, or technical data structuring
Background from a steel mill or service center, understanding of flat-rolled product flows within trading, distribution, or OEM supply chains
Why us?
Ability to create real impact in a global industry at the core of economic development
Ownership over a critical project with outcome-driven autonomy
Fast-paced yet collaborative culture that values both expertise and teamwork
Competitive compensation based on experience
Hybrid work format (occasionally remote, predominantly onsite)
A beautiful office in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
About us
We are a Berlin-based startup that has successfully established a leading digital-first trading company for industrial metals across Europe.
The multi-billion-euro metal trading industry is operated on Excel, PDF and Email. Our mission is to integrate smart technology and data to drive every decision, transaction, and workflow in the steel industry. Our technologies & services increase liquidity, accelerate transactions, reduce scrapping rates and enhance trading convenience for hundreds of steel and metal distributors across Europe.
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