Category Manager FMCG
Functieomschrijving
- Strategic supplier management: You fully manage your category and build strong commercial relationships with our global key suppliers. You are the point of contact for these partners and represent Overseas with passion and professionalism.
- Purchasing planning: Ensure accurate purchasing forecasts and inventory management. You monitor best-before dates (BBDs), optimize inventories and analyze performance.
- Networking and market knowledge: Attend trade shows and events to discover new trends and products and make valuable contacts.
- Negotiation and contract management: Organize strategic meetings with suppliers, negotiate contracts and seek the best terms to optimize margins.
- Internal collaboration: Collaborate with our sales managers to determine the best pricing and product strategies. You advise them on retail opportunities and clearly communicate allocation and trading risks.
- Reporting and analysis: You will produce reports on inventory, depletion and supplier performance and contribute to improving our purchasing processes.
Profiel
- You have already built up experience in a Purchase/Sales role within the FMCG industry, at least 5 years
- You think and function at master level, thanks to a master degree or a combination of a bachelor and relevant work experience
- You are fluent in Dutch and English, knowledge of French is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, both internally with colleagues and externally with suppliers
- A commercial mindset and excellent negotiation skills
- Analytical thinking skills and experience with inventory and process optimization.
- You have a natural flair for working with international key partners and building long-term, sustainable relationships with them
- You can demonstrate that you possess our core competencies. These are: cooperation - problem solving - result oriented - sense of initiative - ability to work smoothly in digital systems.
- You can identify with our core values for people: Showing mutual respect - Striving for long-term & sustainable relationships - Looking for improvements - Being transparent - Contributing to a pleasant working environment
- You work from Antwerp as a fixed base, but you are flexible and willing to travel when necessary
Aanbod
- Working in an interesting global industry and a financially solid organization
- An attractive remuneration package in line with the skills and experience you bring
- Interesting products and staff perks
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