Senior Buyer

**Company Description**:

- More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year.The **Health & Wellness** team is looking for an exceptional **Senior Buyer** to drive growth in the category across Europe. With a focus on customer experience, performance, and vendor relationships, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing zooplus' standing. Your strategic thinking, negotiation skills, and proactive approach will directly impact the business by optimizing vendor interactions, expanding the catalog, and resolving operational issues.

Are you ready to join us in shaping the Health & Wellness category and making a difference?

As a** Senior Buyer,** you will:

- Own the category's performance factors (selection, pricing, availability, etc.)
- Collaborate with local teams to develop and execute product range strategies
- Negotiate and manage vendor relationships and contracts
- Drive growth through market analysis and customer-focused initiatives
- Collaborate with vendors to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency
- Analyze metrics and customer feedback for insights
- Contribute to cross-functional projects and knowledge sharing
- Cultivate expertise and contribute to team development
- Efficient assortment management along the whole product lifecycle.
- Support project management for intra-functional projects as well as smaller cross-functional projects.
- Seek opportunities to develop deeper or multiple areas of expertise; share knowledge in and outside of the team.

**Qualifications**:

- Graduate degree in a business-related discipline
- 3+ years of relevant work experience with a track record delivering results in Category Management, Buying, Vendor Management, or Purchasing, ideally in retailing/e-commerce or the pet industry; experience working with pharma products is considered an advantage.
- Strong influencing abilities and experience in the development of sourcing channels and multi-national stakeholders
- Experience in project work based on excellent analytical and strategic thinking and ability to structure complex facts
- Ability to unlock complex issues and to work proactively on proposals, solution thinking
- Ability to understand customer needs and market requirements to enhance the customer experience
- Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
- Highly polished communication skills - speaking, writing, presenting, and negotiating
- Product and industry knowledge in pet, retail, FMCG or pharma industry
- Proficient MS-Office (especially Excel and Power Point)

**Additional Information**:
With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 10 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect to work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with colleagues in different locations remotely or face-to-face at the office.

**Our benefits**:
20% discount in our zooplus shop
Internal and external training
Team events
✈️ 28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
️ Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul)
Company mobile phone for work and personal use

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zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.