braveheads leadership GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | 21xxx, 30xxx, 49xxx, 38xxx, 37xxx, 31xxx, 29xxx, 28xxx, 27xxx, 26xxx Südwestliches Niedersachsen | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 01.10.2026 on stepstone.de
Head of Purchasing – Decoration & Home Textiles (m/f/d)
Industry: Non-food trade Place of work: Southwest Lower Saxony Do you have a sense of products, trends and assortments – and at the same time enjoy numbers, negotiations and people? Our client is a successful and growth-oriented trading company in the non-food sector. The medium-sized family business with more than 800 employees in administration and logistics is looking for an area manager Purchasing (m/w/d) for the product ranges Deco & Heimtextilien as part of the further development of its purchasing organization. In this position you take responsibility for your own shopping area and run a seven-member team of buyers, junior buyers and shopping assistance. They combine assortment competence and creativity with a good understanding of numbers and entrepreneurial thinking. – Deko & Heimtextilien Reference number: 1363
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
You lead and develop a seven-member team of buyers, junior buyers and purchasing assistance You are responsible for the strategic and operational development of the ranges decoration and home textiles You observe trends, markets and competitors and develop new product and assortment ideas You have a feel for colors, materials, designs and current living and decoration trends You identify new products and suppliers and develop the existing supplier portfolio You conduct negotiations with national and international suppliers and actively shape conditions You analyze relevant key figures and ensure an economically successful assortment design You develop existing shopping processes and bring their own ideas to optimise
Experience in purchasing a trading company, ideally in the areas of decoration, home textiles and/or household goods First leadership experience is important for this position; at the same time, the task of an ambitious junior executive also offers the opportunity to take the next step and take responsibility for a separate shopping area A strong feeling for trends, products and assortments as well as the joy of creative topics A good understanding of figures and the ability to quickly identify economic relationships Negotiating skills and joy in cooperation with suppliers An authentic, open and binding personality Own initiative, sense of responsibility and a solution-oriented way of working A pragmatic view of the feasibility – without losing sight of new ideas and developments International readiness and good knowledge of German and English
A responsible leadership position with design playroom for your own shopping area A diverse range of tasks between shopping, assortment, trends and leadership The opportunity to actively shape the development of an important range Short decision-making and independent work in a medium-sized company A dedicated team and partnership with internal and external contacts A long-term perspective in a successful and dynamic trading company A compensation corresponding to the responsibility including company cars for private use
Location
 | braveheads leadership GmbH & Co. KG | |
| Südwestliches Niedersachsen | ||
| Germany |
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