Einkäufer / Category Manager (m/w/d)
Core
Leading a procurement area with significant sales volume, managing supplier negotiations, and ensuring product availability.
Role type
Category Manager (Procurement)
Builds
Procurement strategies and supplier contracts for a food retail operation
Domain
Retail / Food & Beverage
Required skills
Supplier negotiation, assortment strategy, KPI analysis, project coordination, data analysis
Preferred skills
Academic background in food industry, specialized procurement training (e.g., Fachwirt Einkauf), team leadership
Technologies
Modern office software
Responsibilities
Lead a procurement area, negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, ensure product availability, develop assortment and concept strategies, analyze KPIs and derive measures, coordinate project work with all involved departments