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Senior Buyer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5-6 years of experience in a Category Manager/Buyer role
  • Strong knowledge of the German overstock market
  • Established supplier network (80-100 active contacts)
  • Fluent in Native German and English

Responsibilities

  • Identify and negotiate overstock purchasing opportunities across multiple categories
  • Maintain and expand a network of 80-100+ active suppliers in Germany
  • Develop relationships with key retail partners such as Lidl, Aldi, and Carrefour
  • Analyze market trends to optimize purchasing decisions
  • Manage the full procurement cycle, ensuring quality and competitive pricing

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Negotiation
  • Relationship Management

About the company

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AVOMIND

  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • 11–50
Avomind is a go to firm to hire commercial, strategy and analytics & insights talent globally. Our global network - serviced from Berlin, London, Barcelona, Miami, Jakarta and Singapore is built up of partnerships with >200 leading academic institutions; 25 leading MBA programs and 45 tech institutions We provide our clients with unlimited access to our network and offer custom recruitment; embedded hiring and talent branding services. Speed is our care value - do expect a first project input within 24 hours. 75% of the hired candidates are part of the 1st week’s batch, that we would deliver on a project.

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Job description

About the Company:
Our client is the European leader in clearance sales, with an annual turnover of €1 billion. Their mission is to provide top-quality overstock products across various categories, partnering with major retailers such as Lidl, Aldi, and Carrefour. 

Role Overview:
They are looking for an experienced Senior Buyer with deep knowledge of the German market and expertise in overstock purchasing. The ideal candidate will have a strong network of suppliers and experience in categories such as beverages, food, and clothing. This is a freelance, fully remote role, reporting to the Commercial Director in Romania.

Key Responsibilities:
・Identify and negotiate overstock purchasing opportunities across multiple categories.
・Maintain and expand a network of 80-100+ active suppliers in Germany.
・Develop relationships with key retail partners such as Lidl, Aldi, and Carrefour.
・Analyze market trends to optimize purchasing decisions.
・Manage the full procurement cycle, ensuring quality and competitive pricing.

Requirements

・5-6 years of experience in a Category Manager/Buyer role.

・Strong knowledge of the German overstock market.

・Established supplier network (80-100 active contacts).

・Fluent in Native German & English.

・Highly independent, self-driven professional.

Benefits

Contract & Compensation:

・Freelance contract (service agreement) with monthly invoicing + bonus.

・Fully remote position, based in Germany.

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