Head of Product Range Development & Purchasing Organic Products
OUR CLIENT
BIO COMPANY is the market leader in organic supermarkets in Berlin, Brandenburg and Dresden. Since its foundation in 1999, the company has grown continuously and sustainably. BIO COMPANY now operates almost 60 shops in Germany. Under the motto ‘We bring a piece of the country into the city’, the full-range retailer offers up to 8,000 products from selected regional partners. The company is characterised by the strong and lived values of joy, commitment, creativity and naturalness.
YOUR NEW CHALLENGE
• Responsibility for future portfolio and product range management and the organization of pricing policy
• Development and implementation of product range strategies in close coordination with the heads of department and implementation of the resulting measures
• Idea generator / innovator for product range design, processes, sustainability topics; interface management
• Responsibility for securing gross profit (sales, trade margin, purchasing conditions)
• As a member of the BIO COMPANY management team, you will lead a 20-strong team with four direct reports
YOUR SKILLS
• Business administration degree or comparable commercial/business administration training
• Several years of professional experience in a similar management position in food retail with a store system
• Understanding of retail, a high affinity for food, purchasing and negotiating experience in the area of product range design in the food industry, ideally fresh produce
• Good communication and teamwork skills, goal-orientation and commitment
• Motivation and curiosity to track down innovative product ranges and actively help shape processes
THE OFFER
This position offers you the opportunity to make a significant contribution to creative and innovative product range and purchasing strategies as well as company development in an innovative and challenging corporate environment at the trendy food location of Berlin. In this role, you will find many opportunities to take on responsibility in a team-orientated, highly motivated environment and to shape the future of a market-leading company in the organic supermarket sector.
CONTACT
Our consultant Dr Angela Lang-Thiel will be happy to answer any further questions you may have on +49 89 1895520-16. The Rau Consultants vouch for objective information and will only pass on your data after explicit authorization. We look forward to receiving your application, quoting the reference RALA04885.