Category Buyer Salzgebäck & Zuckerwaren (m/w/d)

Location: 50933 Köln | Contract type: Full time, limited to 31.03.2027 | Job ID: 905790

What we plan together: Become part of the Ware Discount division at PENNY within REWE Group Buying – we control the REWE Group's goods business in Germany. Together with you, we want to continue our success and strategically develop the goods business. Become a product expert, market observer, trendscout and innovation driver. We look forward to meeting you!

What you do with us: You like to go shopping and know exactly what you want? Then do exactly what you can best with us: shopping! Be part of REWE Group Buying GmbH and help us get even better for our customers:

You show operational excellence in purchasing – at supplier, procurement and quality levels. You support the Senior Category Buyer in all shopping activities.

You conduct independently tenders, supplier negotiations, annual discussions and tastings.

You take on the independent implementation of advertising planning – including product and quantity finding, fixing sales prices and subsequent success control.

You use your analytical skills in a targeted manner – through market observation and competitive analysis with regard to product and price development, including trend routing to identify product innovations.

You develop and implement measures for assortment and price optimization.

Together with the assistants in the team, you will ensure the meticulous maintenance of all relevant data (maintenance data, conditions, sales-relevant information) and the availability of goods.

You are a competent contact person and regularly tune with internal and external interfaces.

What convinces us: First of all, your personality: your self-sponsored, targeted and sustainable way of working. Your numerical affinity and your analytical thinking. Your team spirit – combined with communication strength and enforcement capability.

Your successfully completed studies with a focus on economics or a comparable qualification.

Your multi-year professional experience in purchasing or category management – ideally in the commercial or industrial environment.

Your secure MS Office knowledge, especially Excel, as well as your experience in dealing with goods management systems and data warehouse.

Good knowledge of English – because you are moving in an international environment.

What we offer: REWE Group as one of Europe's largest trading and tourism companies offers unique conditions for those who want to move. Discover a living employer that gives you confidence, free spaces for design and promotes innovation and fresh ideas through flexible structures. Who works with us and moves a lot can expect a lot:

Attractive remuneration: With special services such as holiday and Christmas money, asset-effective services, occupational pensions, canteen grants and discounted Germany ticket as well as benefits in cycling leasing. Employee discount: at REWE, PENNY, toom construction market and tourism. Work-Life-Balance: With flexible working time without core times, home office, temporary models, farm nurseries, contemporary parent-child offices, support in finding childcare and care. Personal training: With comprehensive seminars, specialist academies, tech talks, e-learnings and participation in conferences and hackathons. Health management: with preventive examinations, sports, health and cooking classes. Design space: co-determination in the selection of algorithms, analysis techniques and technologies and independent work on exciting issues from a wide range of business areas (supply chain, logistics, marketing, customer service). Agile's environment: collaboration with agile developer teams in the big data context. Networked: REWE Group’s enterprise-wide networks, such as our LGBTIQ network “DITO – different together” and the women’s network “f.ernetzt” for the exchange of career and personal development.

For more information, see jobs.rewe-group.com.

We look forward to your online application with your availability and salary presentation. We cannot send back application documents in paper form.

You have questions about this position (Job ID: 905790)? Then register with our application hotline at 0221 149-7110.

We stress that all people - regardless of gender/sex identity, ethnic origin and nationality, social origin, religion/worldview, physical and mental abilities, age as well as sexual orientation or other individual characteristics - are equally welcome. JOBV1_EN