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B&S

Sourcing, logistics, and digital commerce platform

Category Buyer - Beauty & Personal Care

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeOud-Beijerland, Netherlands€3.7k - €5.4k /mo

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must have higher professional education work-and-thinking level.
  • The candidate must have completed a relevant education, preferably in a commercial, business-administration, or purchasing direction.
  • The candidate must have several years of experience as a Category Buyer, Category Manager, Buyer, or comparable role, with direct commercial responsibility for a product category or assortment.
  • The candidate must have demonstrable experience assembling, developing, and optimizing assortments; experience limited to buying or reordering existing products is less suitable.
  • The candidate must have extensive experience selecting suppliers, negotiating, and making commercial agreements.
  • The candidate must have experience with and strong product knowledge of beauty and/or personal care within FMCG.
  • The candidate must be accustomed to managing commercial KPIs such as margin, turnover rate, and inventory.
  • The candidate must actively follow product, market, and consumer trends and translate them into concrete commercial opportunities.
  • The candidate must be commercially and analytically strong and willing to make decisions about which products belong in the assortment.
  • The candidate must be entrepreneurial, results-oriented, and take ownership of their category.
  • The candidate must communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  • The candidate must have good command of Dutch and English.
  • The candidate must be willing to travel domestically and internationally for supplier visits and trade fairs.

Responsibilities

  • Own the category commercially and actively manage margin, turnover rate, inventory, and revenue development.
  • Build and optimize the assortment by assessing promising products, product gaps, and underperforming items.
  • Actively source new products, suppliers, and innovations; select suitable suppliers and use tenders to secure the best price, quality, and delivery agreements, considering product, positioning, quality, and commercial potential in addition to price.
  • Initiate and coordinate product launches, collection updates, and commercial campaigns with internal teams.
  • Maintain strong supplier relationships, visit suppliers, and represent Topbrands at national and international trade fairs.
  • Ensure correct administrative processing of contracts, item data, supplier documentation, and invoices.
  • Analyze assortment performance and take action when margin, inventory, or turnover rate requires it.
  • Work closely with Product Development, Purchase, Item Management, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Brand Management to bring products successfully to market.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience or education in a commercial, business-administration, or purchasing direction is preferred.

About the Company

B&S

Sourcing, logistics, and digital commerce platform

B&S connects suppliers, logistics partners, wholesalers, retailers and consumers worldwide through a high-tech platform and local offices. Its platform coordinates sourcing, warehousing, distribution and online commerce while local teams accelerate delivery and provide market-specific support. Unlike many logistics players, it combines global reach with hands-on local presence and a curated portfolio of premium brands, offering integrated services across the full supply chain. The company aims to widen product choice, speed up delivery, boost sales conversions and extend reach for brands and customers by making difficult-to-connect parts of the supply chain work together smoothly.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Larochette, Luxembourg
Founded
Not listed

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