Within the Job Family Buying, you effectively respond to consumer demand by understanding market trends and ensuring supply of an optimal assortment of goods on bol through high-quality negotiation and effective supplier management, resulting in improved revenues, higher margins, and greater market share.
What you'll do
Key Accountabilities within Buying
Strategy Development
Capture and understand market developments and consumer demand trends within the assigned category to support the shaping of the strategy for the category.
Supplier Management
Maintain effective supplier relationships and build new supplier relationships in line with strategy for the category to ensure consumer demand is met effectively and profitably.
Sourcing Planning
Develop and deliver a sourcing plan in line with the strategy and revenue, margin, and promotional opportunities of the category.
Purchasing
Ensure the most efficient purchasing process – from market scanning and product assessment to contracting and predictable/timely delivery.
Negotioation
Negotiate the best deals for bol which maximise profitability while minimising risk to the organisation.
Pricing
Provide insights that are necessary for an effective pricing strategy within the market in which the assigned suppliers are active.
Forecasting
Provide concrete data and insights on historical financial performance as well as forecasted performance to the Shop Manager of the assigned category.
Financial Settlement
Deliver timely and accurate financial settlement of transactions, purchase price differences and agreed conditions (e.g. vendor allowances).
Competencies
Commerce
Standing out in the crowded shopping street with the best offerings for our customers. Sourcing and selling products: it seems so simple. Yet, if you do it for a retail tech platform with 44,000 partners, 14 million customers and more than 56 million products, it can be quite the challenge.
Senior Buyer Kitchen & Barbecue
What you'll do
Key Accountabilities within Buying
Strategy Development
Capture and understand market developments and consumer demand trends within the assigned category to support the shaping of the strategy for the category.
Supplier Management
Maintain effective supplier relationships and build new supplier relationships in line with strategy for the category to ensure consumer demand is met effectively and profitably.
Sourcing Planning
Develop and deliver a sourcing plan in line with the strategy and revenue, margin, and promotional opportunities of the category.
Purchasing
Ensure the most efficient purchasing process – from market scanning and product assessment to contracting and predictable/timely delivery.
Negotioation
Negotiate the best deals for bol which maximise profitability while minimising risk to the organisation.
Pricing
Provide insights that are necessary for an effective pricing strategy within the market in which the assigned suppliers are active.
Forecasting
Provide concrete data and insights on historical financial performance as well as forecasted performance to the Shop Manager of the assigned category.
Financial Settlement
Deliver timely and accurate financial settlement of transactions, purchase price differences and agreed conditions (e.g. vendor allowances).
Competencies
Where you can make an impact
Buying allows you to create impact in these areas
Discover our Buying opportunities
Buyer Personal Care
Senior Buyer Kitchen & Barbecue
At bol leadership
starts from within
These leadership behaviours are part of everyone's role alongside job-specific expectations, forming the foundation of our high-performing organisation.
Growing our people
High standards and mutual accountability drive our culture, where diverse perspectives are valued and feedback fuels continuous growth.
Obsessing over customers
Starting with customer data, we experiment and learn relentlessly to create experiences worth persisting for.
Winning together
Delivering on priorities means optimizing for bol's value over perfection, making fast decisions and executing without hesitation.
