Assistant Buyer (all genders)

Your responsibilities: • You will offer various commercial support to buyers with tasks such as supplier performance analyses, background research and supplier meeting preparation. • You will work closely with buyers on deals, conducting the order preparation, supporting the analyses on article level, filling KPI-driven tools to support the commercial evaluation of deals, and preparing the order confirmations. • You will support buyers who are connecting with the suppliers, to follow up on negotiations and agreed actions and initiatives that we pursuit together with our brand partners. • You will support Buyers during the campaign management process, supporting the alignment on brand campaigns and gathering supplier marketing assets. • You will conduct continuous competitor activity tracking, especially regarding sales campaigns and promotions, and support buyers to be on top of what is happening in the market. • Under supervision of experienced buyers, you will independently manage the communication with your suppliers regarding the tasks assigned to you. • You are an effective communicator, able to concisely communicate messages to various audiences. • You will establish and manage collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders (such as accounting, logistics or campaign management) and our brand partners to ensure a smooth and flawless process execution; as well as operational excellence. About you: • You have great communication skills paired with basic negotiation skills and take the opportunity to develop these by observing and learning from colleagues. • You have analytical rigor and are confident with making data driven decisions • You have experience in MS Office, particularly MS Excel. • You have a strong focus on accuracy and quality and are proactive • You organize your workload efficiently, ensuring tasks are ready on time, accurate and prioritized accordingly, even with a variety of single tasks to accomplish. • You own your development and spend time on reflection and goal setting. • You have solid English language skills, both spoken and written.