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Sevenum, Limburg, Nederland

Venlo, Limburg, Nederland

Venlo, Limburg, Nederland

Responsible for the category “Office Supplies” in Europe.Formulate and realize a procurement/sourcing strategy supporting the delivery of overall profitable sales growth and profitability improvement, combined with a compelling customer proposition. Providing leadership, guidance, knowledge and expertise to drive effective efficient working practice from the Procurement function within the multidisciplinary Category Trading Teams.

Venlo, The Netherlands

Develop, source and communicate an Own Brand product assortment in line with the agreed Own Brand Merchandising strategy for an assigned product category.Contribute to the development of individual category strategies and where relevant realise the objectives for the Own Brand portfolio in line with the overall business strategy and to minimize total cost of ownership.Responsibilities:- Contribute to the development of the strategy for the assigned category and contribute to thedevelopment of the overall Own Brand strategy- Source the assigned assortment in line with the company Own Brand architecture and relatedquality levels.- Carry out tenders on an a planned cycle to ensure best cost and supplier base for the assignedOwn Brand assortment- Ensure contract coverage, pricelists and condition schedules in compliance with process andpolicies for Own Brand specific suppliers.- Coordinate and monitor sourcing activities and information exchange with Office Depot GlobalSourcing Office or other nominated sourcing organisations.- Determine and realize the optimal Own Brand assortment, in alignment with the product life cycleand coordinate realisation with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain- Signal and analyse relevant market developments with regard to suppliers, price and costdevelopments and attend relevant events/activities applicable to own category or portfolio- Determine and implement a negotiation strategy and negotiates with suppliers concerning price,rebates & allowances, quality and delivery conditions for products and services in assignedcategory or portfolio- Provide insights on request or own initiative regarding quantitative and qualitative developments,including budgeting and forecasting- Negotiate with vendors and represent the company at (international) conferences and towards Office Depot Global Sourcing Office- Visit and evaluate selected vendors and factories for Own Brand production

Venlo, The Netherlands

Optimizing and executing the buying of products and services at Office Depot for the product group "Hygiene Paper" for all channels and all countries in Europe, within the scope of the applicable category strategy and business strategy. Goal is to realize the objectives for the product group and to minimize total cost of ownership. Responsibilities:• Contribute to developing the strategy for the assigned category or portfolio • Recommending and executing the agreed tactical plans and budgets for the product group. Identifying and outlining the products to be featured in the touch points, developing and implementing promotional and pricing plans in order to promote products and services, in line with the agreed commercial business strategies (category, price, promotion)• Monitoring, coordinating and delivering the total introduction process of new products in alignment with customer requirements • Determining and realizing the optimal category assortment, for different customer groups, in alignment with the product life cycle. Identifying and selecting new customer groups and sub categories aligned with the ‘go-to-market’ strategy and in coordination with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain• Signaling and analyzing relevant market developments with regard to suppliers, price and cost developments and attending relevant events / activities applicable to own category or portfolio.• Negotiating with suppliers concerning price, rebates and allowances, quality and delivery conditions for products in assigned category or portfolio• Building, maintaining and owning the vendor relationship and a network of relevant internal and external suppliers and business contacts at a senior management level• Providing insights on request and by own initiative regarding quantitative and qualitative developments, including budgeting and forecasting, by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and / or analyses, based on reporting guidelines

Venlo, The Netherlands

Providing operational support for all merchandising Category Management activities within the region Benelux-DACH.Establishing and managing a regional product assortment for use by all customer segments.Creating compelling customer touch point assortments and materials that maximise profitable salesopportunities, customer growth and retention, and business development.Support major merchandising development programs.Responsibilities:• Managing and developing the assigned product category across all countries within the region (DACH-BNLX), all channels and customer groups, delivering optimal growth and profitability, ensuring good practice in sku and vendor lifecycle management, and creating a compelling customer proposition• Operationally managing all resources within the category teams, providing leadership, guidance,knowledge and expertise to drive effective, efficient working practice from the whole team• Support the Sr. Manager Product Marketing in managing all resources within the categoryteam, providing leadership, guidance, knowledge and expertise to drive effective, efficientworking practice from the whole team• Responsible for timely, qualitative and consistent content (product, price, promotion, placement) across all touchpoints• Identify new products and categories• Responsible for all operational aspects of the product categories within the region DACH-BNLX

Ede

De IJsvogel Groep BV is een overkoepelende BV, gevestigd in Ede, waarbij ik werkzaam ben op het hoofdkantoor van Pets Place. Pets Place is de grootste dierenspeciaalzaak keten van Nederland met bijna 200 vestigingen verspreid door heel het land.Als Sr Category manager ben ik verantwoordelijk voor het samenstellen en beheren van een deel van het productenpakket dat bij Pets Place verkrijgbaar is.

Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Verantwoordelijk voor opname producten tot en met de doorvertaling van deze producten op de winkelvloer. De voornaamste taken zijn het doorvertalen van strategische marketingplannen (zowel front office als back office) en het onderhouden van contacten met leveranciers.

Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Heao, Ce, Marketing, Communicatie, Internationaal Ondernemen, Onderzoek En Management

Stage: half jaar werkervaring opgedaan bij de afdeling hypotheken bij de Rabobank in Boxmeer. Naast de werkzaamheden heb ik een rapport.

Retail Management

Havo, Nederlands, Engels, Economie 1, Economie 2, Wiskunde A En Aardrijkskunde

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