Description

As a Vendor Manager, you will focus on enhancing customer experience and vendor profitability. Your role involves negotiating exclusive products, analyzing market trends, and collaborating with teams to drive growth and resolve vendor issues.

Requirements

• •Graduate degree in business-related discipline
• •At least 3 years of relevant work experience in Category Management, Vendor Management or Purchasing, ideally in retailing or the pet industry
• •Work experience in an international company
• •Experience in project work based on analytical and strategic thinking
• •Ability to unlock complex issues and work proactively on proposals
• •Ability to understand customer needs and market requirements
• •Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
• •Strong influencing abilities and vendor management experience
• •Fluency in German and English

Tasks

• •Manage customer experience and vendor profitability
• •Develop and negotiate exclusive articles and limited editions
• •Initiate attractive product presentations
• •Manage payment terms and cost structures in contracts
• •Audit vendor agreements for optimal terms
• •Drive strategic negotiations for category growth
• •Conduct market and competitor analysis for growth opportunities
• •Influence vendors to enhance customer experience
• •Provide feedback on existing programs and create new initiatives
• •Review promotion results and negotiate new promotions as needed
• •Create a strategic vendor marketing plan to maximize margins
• •Identify vendor issues and direct the team to resolve them
• •Act as an escalation point for conflict resolution
• •Audit metrics and evaluate products for quality improvement
• •Implement scalable solutions for customer pain points
• •Collaborate with teams to propose annual plans for vendors
• •Build a network within the pet industry
• •Lead cross-functional projects with relevant stakeholders
• •Ensure robust process documentation is maintained
• •Seek feedback for personal growth and set development goals
• •Acquire new vendor partners to enhance the Accessories portfolio

Benefits