Category Buyer

Do you have a passion for consumer products, do you want to see the results of your work in hundreds of stores? Do you make razor-sharp purchasing deals and are you the one who knows how to find opportunities in the market? Then read on.

In this exciting role, you will negotiate, place, and oversee purchase orders with our suppliers.

As such, you become an indispensable link in the procurement of non-food products in various categories. There is never a dull moment because we have categories like multimedia, gadgets, hobby, home decorations, household, personal care, pet items, and more. Together with the other Category Buyers you are indispensable by, among other things, testing the commercial feasibility of products and you work along with Sales, Quality Management, Packaging Design, our team in China and the suppliers.

You will accomplish this by

Execute price requests plus negotiations and make price calculations for sales quotations.

Trend watching, market research and searching on (international) fairs.

Initiate and realize product innovations (and thus respond to changing needs in the market).

On a tactical and strategic level, balances various factors to achieve development and implementation of strategic and operational product strategies in the short and long term.

Point of contact for questions from colleagues about assortments, prices and other product information.

Selecting and subsequently evaluating suppliers.

Sets preconditions and makes agreements with the parties involved and / or colleagues about the services and products to be delivered in connection with: production, certification, quality, delivery, deadlines, etc.