Operational Buyer

About the company

95% available directly from stock B2B interior professionals New items every week EN Region and language Language - EN - DE - NL Colmore logo Language - EN - DE - NL Colmore for b2b professionals Work at Colmore

Your tasks

As a category manager, you are responsible for the entire furniture collection, both indoor and outdoor. An understanding of the supply chain and logistics, along with strong product knowledge, is essential to ensuring our desired quality standards. You monitor market developments in consumer behavior, trends, and price trends and respond to them in a strategic manner. With your persuasiveness and negotiation skills, you consistently succeed in putting together a surprising, inspiring, distinctive, and contemporary collection, in line with Colmore's style, at the best price.

What will you do?

• Implementing sourcing and quality policies, negotiating with (primarily foreign) suppliers to secure optimal delivery terms and the best prices, and exploring opportunities for collaboration within the supply chain.
• Building and maintaining relationships with new and existing suppliers in accordance with the supplier strategy, and drafting and managing supplier contracts.
• Conducting analyses to develop and translate the product assortment plan and pricing strategy into concrete category objectives and actions.
• Evaluating and analyzing results, comparing them with market trends and internal data, and proposing improvements as needed.
• Determining and adjusting sales prices in line with pricing policy and developments in purchasing and competition.
• Managing and planning activities within...

Requirements

32 - 40 hours · Venlo Are you the organizer who effortlessly navigates suppliers, systems, and colleagues? The one who ensures everything arrives on time while also brainstorming ways to improve things? Then you're the perfect fit!