Category Lead Buying (m/w/d)

The Walz Leben und Wohnen GmbH is part of the Walz family shipping company and has been operating on the market for many years as a successful multi-channel trading company. With the brands ''The modern housewife' and ''walzvital'' we offer our customers products from the fields of kitchen, household and health as well as other categories. We focus on practical, everyday-saving products with fun in the application. Our assortment is distributed both through catalogues and through our growing online shops. As diverse and interesting as our products are also the possibilities for the rolling family.

Responsibility for the strategic implementation of the corporate objectives for the product groups “Household, Garden and Garden Decoration” of the sales brand “Die Moderne Hausfrau” Article selection taking into account valid legal and qualitative standards and economic KPIs Strategic design and continuous optimization of the ranges Coordination of catalogue planning and implementation based on the specified KPIs Establishing new product groups based on established potential analyses Establishing our foreign and proprietary brands along the entire procurement process Construction and maintenance of supplier relations and the establishment of new cooperations Strategic negotiation of supplier conditions Head of purchasing projects Market and competition observation through national and international travel, fairs and online research Tour of the shopping team

Multiannual professional experience in purchasing or sales in an internationally operating company Successfully completed studies or vocational training enthusiasm for our product groups Embossed sense of lifestyle trends and a high degree of creativity Outstanding analytical skills Experience in negotiations with national and international business partners Excellent intercultural communication skills to advance cooperative decision-making processes with business partners and internal departments Planning and organisational capabilities to ensure successful implementation of projects Teamplayer (m/w/d), who convinces with pronounced hands-on and can-do mentality Very good English skills in word and writing Strong networking skills with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships within the industry Knowledge of market environment, customers and current trends First leadership experiences of advantage

30 days holiday per year 40 hours per week Possibility of mobile work (40% mobile work per week) Employee-friendly sliding time control Compatibility of work and family by the company's own childcare Employee discount for our different ranges and cooperation partners Occupational pensions & occupational disability insurance Food grants for our internal canteen Business bike and free company parking Opportunities for professional and personal development JOBV1_EN