You are looking for a new challenge in the field of purchasing? Do you enjoy negotiating, maintaining relationships with stakeholders and finding the best deals? Are you looking for a flexible, dynamic company where you can develop yourself further? Read on, Kay explains how to become a Buyer at Coolblue.

• Negotiate with manufacturers to build long-term partnerships and critical deals for Coolblue. You will be responsible for contract negotiations while the Supply Chain Planner is responsible for procurement.
• Establish and maintain supplier contacts. Together you will make short and long term plans for Coolblue's sourcing in Germany.
• Analyze sales reports and market data.
• Break records with new, improved campaigns. You launch these in cooperation with your team, consisting of buyers, media consultants, product managers and product editors.
• Presenting your annual contract negotiations to an international delegation.
• Working with your buyer colleagues in the Netherlands to find meaningful synergies and learn a lot.
• Handing out high fives when the campaigns you organize go like clockwork.
• Maintaining your product category together with your team. This includes brainstorming sessions, consultations, overcoming obstacles and celebrating successes over (virtual) drinks after work.

• You speak German and English or German and Dutch fluently.
• A completed university education, ideally in the field of business administration/economics.
• You like to negotiate for your life and have a winning mentality.
• Ideally you already have 2-3 years of experience in category management, purchasing or product management. Ideally even in e-commerce.
• You are a professional conversationalist for business relationships (from customer service to management).
• You're not afraid of the responsibility that comes with important contract negotiations.
• You are a born networker.
• You're extremely results-oriented and a true dealmaker.
• You see opportunities based on the data you analyze to consistently close better deals.
• You lenjoy coming to the Rotterdam office 2-3 times per week.

• With over 30 training courses in our own Coolblue University, you can become a little bit better every day.
• An extraordinarily good work environment, with freshly made snacks, monthly drinks,,, and an.
• Salary in line with the market.
• Retirement plan.
• A picture-perfect office at a. You could crawl to work from Rotterdam Central Station. Though we recommend just walking for 2 minutes.
• Room for new initiatives and ideas. We’re always open to those, whether you’ve been with us for a week, a month, or a year.
• Challenging work to really immerse yourself in, so you sometimes forget you’re even working.
• A flat organization in the broadest sense of the word. You can just go and have a drink with the boss.