Director of Procurement & Operations (e-commerce)

Responsibilities:

• Co-creating and implementing the purchasing strategy within the category (100.000 SKU)
• Establishing cooperation with new suppliers and maintaining relationships with current suppliers
• Managing the product strategy - building an effective category management system ensuring expert product selection across categories
• Negotiating purchasing conditions (targets, bonuses, transition periods, distribution markets, etc.) and conducting cyclical analyses of cooperation terms
• Ongoing optimization of commercial conditions in relation to market situations to continuously ensure competitive purchasing conditions and the expected first-degree margin level
• Collaborating with representatives from various sales channels, the marketing department, and the warehouse to ensure smooth product availability and quality across all channels
• Building a strong purchasing team: providing direction, introducing best practices, setting and reviewing goal achievement, supporting and enhancing the team's skills, and creating career paths for the team
• Implementing and optimizing purchasing tools to improve workflow and increase team efficiency
• Ensuring optimal stock structure, availability, and proactively addressing potential overstock
• Making strategic purchasing decisions based on budgets, analyses, and indicators
• Regular market and business research to identify product, sales potential, and current trends
• Collaborating between the Purchasing Department and the management team as well as other teams within the organization to provide appropriate support for the company's mission, vision, and strategy
• Focusing on teamwork and effective communication
• Actively participating and representing the company at industry trade events
• Willingness to travel for business (trade shows, meetings with key suppliers)