Purchasing Manager Coffee Sector (m/f/d)

Purchasing Manager Coffee Sector (m/f/d)

Responsibilities

• Anticipating trends, innovations and customer-relevant topics
• Close collaboration with the Purchasing Product Manager Breakfast in developing the assortment and format strategy including the development of own concepts and private labels in the coffee sector
• Co-responsible for supplier management/business partner portfolio regarding their selection, collaboration and development
• Conducting terms negotiations with international, national and regional suppliers
• Building transparent and long-term oriented value chains for private label coffee in line with Coop’s sustainability strategy
• Maintaining relationships with cooperatives and partners on site in the countries of origin
• Independent management of speciality coffees
• Collaboration with Betty Bossi for the further development and quality assurance of our private labels and leading a coffee panel

Requirements

• Completed studies (university, university of applied sciences) in business administration, food sciences, sustainability or similar
• Professional experience in category management and/or procurement
• Strong affinity for coffee and passion for the product desired
• High degree of initiative and sense of responsibility, as well as strong analytical skills
• Negotiation-strong personality accustomed to working in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
• Strong sustainability affinity
• Willingness to travel
• Fluent German in spoken and written form as well as good English skills, Spanish skills desirable
• Very good MS Office skills, SAP knowledge advantageous

• Benefits: 5 times the number of Superpoints in the supermarket, up to 20% discount on various insurance services, up to 20% discount in all formats of the Coop group, discounts on cultural events, discounts for leisure activities
• Employment conditions: Pension fund: 2/3 paid by Coop, 18 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid paternity leave
• Working hours: 6 weeks holiday
• Further training: Over 600 internal training courses
• Sustainability: Commitment to people, animals and nature with over 400 actions
• Communication: Internal app for employees
• Health: Update-Fitness: CHF 200 discount on annual subscription

Your contact person
of the Coop Cooperative
Simone Hirschi
HR Marketing