Job Description
1. Leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of junior to mid-level buyers/category managers. Supporting their career growth and development and being responsible for the team's results. The commercial team has a great mix of people with all different backgrounds from the bigger retailers and A-brand suppliers.
2. Growing your categories (all ambient and drink groups!) in sales and margin by deciding what assortment to sell, against what selling prices, with what discounts, how to present it in app and how to activate both in- and out of the app.
3. Data-driven decision-making and staying up to date with the latest E-commerce developments
4. Independent deal negotiations with the biggest A-brand suppliers in the market and the development of a supplier network
5. Close cooperation with the other departments, like Retail media, Marketing, Supply chain, and Hub operations to ensure growth
6. Building the company further by identifying potential areas for optimization within category management. And also by working with internal stakeholders ranging from Product & Engineering to ERP to roll out new initiatives.
Qualifications
7. You have 6+years of relevant work experience as a buyer, category manager or key account manager within the food industry
8. A bachelor's degree in Business Management or a similar field
9. Experience in coaching mentoring or guiding junior employees with examples of how you supported their growth
10. Demonstrable experience in making pragmatic decisions to achieve business incomes
11. Working proficiency (C1) in both English and German
Additional Information
12. A €1000 annual L&D budget as well as individual coaching options to ensure you have plenty of opportunities to learn, grow and achieve your goals
13. 26 days of vacation, +1 day every year up to a maximum of 30 days
14. A mobility budget of 30 EUR per month with NAVIT, which you can use individually for Uber, BVG and many other providers
15. A cool discount on your Urban Sports Club membership
16. Attractive company pension options
17. Unlimited access to an e-learning and development platform, MyAcademy, including online German courses
18. Online discounts with Corporate Benefits and Future Bens
19. A cool discount off your personal Flink orders; be the first to test out new products!
20. A modern and dog-friendly office in the heart of Berlin - lots of delicious lunch spots available within short walking distance