Senior Buyer (m/w/d) Confectionery & Food

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For Hamburg Headquarters we are recruiting a

Your new job includes

As a Senior Buyer (m/f/d), you will be responsible for our top suppliers in the confectionery sector, ensuring long-term relationships based on partnership with the suppliers and brands you look after and securing optimum conditions in order to delight our customers. In particular, you will 

• be responsible for a portfolio of international confectionery brands and use your freedom in a goal-oriented manner to explore new avenues together with us in order to further develop your portfolio of suppliers and brands
• define, control and take responsibility for the strategic direction of the responsible suppliers and conduct negotiations independently
• be responsible for improving terms and conditions, pricing, distribution rights, investments and maintaining a long-term partnership with our suppliers
• optimize supplier structures with regard to costs, quality and performance  
• be responsible for the pricing of our own suppliers within the framework of our product group strategy 
• work closely with various interfaces, such as our sales departments, category management, and logistics

Preferred Profile

• A successfully completed degree in economics and/or comparable training 
• The desire to take on a new challenge in the confectionery sector by taking responsibility for our top suppliers with enthusiasm and affinity for the product group and several years of professional experience in purchasing or product management in an international retail company, industry or start-up  
• An assertive personality who keeps a cool head even when the workload is high
• Hands-on mentality in operational business with a strategic way of thinking and conceptual way of working
• Strong communication skills, even across different hierarchical levels, and very good analytical skills
• Business fluent in written and spoken German and English as well as good knowledge of MS Office and ideally SAP/ERP

 

If you do not tick all boxes, but still believe you are a match to this role, we are happy to get in touch.
 

Closure

Are you interested? Good! Apply stating your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Nina Bredenkamp at +49 40 3010 21 727 or career@gebr-heinemann.de. 
We welcome all people regardless of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, religion, ideology, sexual orientation, social background or disability.
 

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