Category Manager / Buyer

Do you have a passion for buying and negotiation? Do you want to work in a fast paced, growing e-commerce beauty company collaborating with some of the best brands in the business, at the same time as you grow your own career and skillset? Then you are the person we are looking for! We are currently hiring for a maternity cover for our buying team.

In this role you will take ownership of the one or more of our categories at Luxplus during a maternity cover with opportunities of a full-time hire taking ownership of a full business area. You are responsible for securing the right products at the right prices from a varied portfolio of strong brands. You will be responsible for negotiating and building strong relationships with our existing suppliers as well as looking for new brands to develop the category while managing healthy stock levels and business. Furthermore, you will participate in setting the overall strategy and targets for your division. The role is in the Buying and Merchandising department consisting of 12 people referring to the Director Buying & Pricing, and start date will be Start-Mid October.

In this role your responsibilities will be

As our Category Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Part of contributing to P&L for the specific category, incl. KPIs
• Supplier negotiations for Category, general agreements, supplier investments and improvements, price negotiations, etc.
• Having decision mandate on SKU listing and delisting to effectively manage the product lifecycle
• Actively seeking and launching new brands within new and existing suppliers and exploring line extensions to drive category growth
• Collaborating with the internal teams to ensure smooth launches of new products and address supplier challenges effectively
• Ensure strong collaboration internally to reach overall and mutual goals

To excel in this role, you'll need:

• Previous experience in category management or related roles within the retail industry.
• Financial acumen and experience managing P&L responsibilities.
• Negotiation skills and the ability to build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data to make strategic decisions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• A proactive and results-oriented approach, with a passion for driving continuous improvement.

Why us

Luxplus.com is an online subscription-based retailer within Beauty delivering Everyday Luxury to our many members. We have more than 150.000 members across 7 markets in Europe and we are collaborating with some of the biggest brands and distributors in the Beauty industry where we are aiming and succeeding in building strong partnerships.

We are an entrepreneurial company with ambitious goals, and we are growing. As an employee here you will experience the sense of accomplishing, improving, and expanding. Furthermore, this is the perfect setting for personal and professional growth; you are included in decisions, your opinions are much valued and if you have a great idea there is all the support needed to execute on it. Our teams are driven by the value of teamwork, and the work of this role, will greatly impact our business. We believe that trust and high ambitions create winners, and that success is best when achieved together.

We offer

• Great personal and professional development with support and a high focus on learning
• A dynamic, sociable & positive culture and flexible work environment
• Competitive compensation and benefit package
• Being a part of a fast-growing online retail-business
• Social events contributing to our strong team-spirit

The office is located at Teglværksgade 37, in Central Copenhagen close to public transportation and the highway.

Application

We read the applications on an ongoing basis and will hire when the right candidate is there so, please do not hesitate or wait with sending in your application.

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