Category Manager - Freezer (m/f/d) (Commercial Specialist)

ALDI Einkauf SE & Co. OHGEssen, Essen, RuhrEURESpublished 09/11/2026
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These are your tasks

  • Organization of procurement activities: You manage procurement projects within your product group
  • Negotiating contracts: You take care of contract negotiations with our suppliers and always keep an eye on supplier performance
  • Assortment analyses: You undertake the analysis of the existing assortment as well as new product innovations
  • International cooperation: You work with the Procurement departments of the ALDI Nord countries
  • Product optimization: You work on further developing products and integrating exciting trends and innovations into our assortment
  • Product responsibility: You take responsibility for international items and their specifications within your product areas

This is what you bring with you

  • You have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree or training as a Handelsfachwirt
  • You already have several years of experience in purchasing
  • Ideally, you have already gained experience in food retail or the food industry
  • You have business-fluent English skills

This is what we offer you

  • Modern working environment: Working at the ALDI Nord Campus with an open-space concept, company restaurant, café, parent-child office, and parking garage incl. e-charging stations
  • Work–Life-Balance: Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model with the possibility for proportional mobile working (up to 40%) as well as 30 days of vacation (full-time)
  • Mobility: Free e-charging at the ALDI Nord Campus, coverage of the costs for the Deutschlandticket or a travel allowance
  • Healthcare & Prevention: Company-owned gym as well as gym cooperations
  • Onboarding & Further Education: Structured onboarding and a variety of opportunities for personal and professional development (e.g., ALDI Academy, eLearnings, etc.)
  • Impact & Teampower: A high degree of creative freedom and unbeatable teampower in a high-performance working environment
  • Salary & Employee Discounts: A secure job with the inventor of discount with an attractive salary as well as Corporate Benefits

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