Vendor Manager Non-Food (All Genders)

In this role, you will manage the commercial success of a portfolio of strategic suppliers to drive growth and profitability. You’ll shape category strategy and partner with cross-functional teams to maximise value for customers and suppliers. You’ll lead negotiations, business planning, and promotional activities, while using data to optimise stock, assortment, and performance. Join a fast-growing, multinational pet retailer at the forefront of Europe’s online pet market, with a strong emphasis on supplier partnerships and category leadership.

• Hybrid working (60% office, 40% home)
• Wellbeing offers
• Subsidised transport or bike leasing
• 20% discount across products
• Development opportunities and training
• 20 days abroad in approved countries

• Own commercial performance and profitability for strategic suppliers, defining growth plans to hit sales, margin and market share targets
• Lead annual and ongoing commercial negotiations including trading terms, promotional investment, new product launches, and annual business planning
• Build long-term Joint Business Plans aligning supplier investment with business objectives
• Collaborate with Marketing and campaign teams to develop promotional calendars
• Manage sales forecasting, purchasing plans, and product sell-through with Supply Chain to optimise stock and merchandising
• Curate and optimise assortment with data-driven listing/delistings decisions
• Monitor supplier performance using KPIs to improve profitability, availability, promotional effectiveness and customer experience
• Track market trends, competitor activity and customer insights to identify growth opportunities and inform strategy
• Foster cross-department collaboration (Marketing, Operations, Pricing, Supply Chain, Finance) to drive strategic initiatives and project execution

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent commercial experience
• 2-3+ years in Buying, Category Management, Vendor Management, Commercial Account Management or Merchandising in FMCG, retail, or e-commerce
• Strong commercial skills balancing supplier relationships with business objectives
• Analytical mindset with data-driven decision-making
• Excellent organisational and project management skills in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in German and English; additional languages are a plus
• In-depth product/industry knowledge in pet, retail, or FMCG
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with ERP systems and data analysis tools

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Analytical thinking
• Organisational skills
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• ERP systems