Category Manager - Accessories & POS (m/f/x)

Oettinger Davidoff AG; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 165.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working hours

Up to two weekly home office days

Five weeks of holidays per year

Employee discounts

Zusammenfassung

Oettinger Davidoff AG in Basel seeks a Category Manager for Accessories & POS (m/f/x) to own ACC and POS categories, manage material, cost and sustainability, and drive procurement from development through launch. You will collaborate with Product Development, coordinate supplier activities, and optimize supplier relationships in an international setting.

You will work with SAP MM/SD and tools like Excel, JIRA, and Appian, require fluency in German and English, and bring ownership mindset,

Qualifikationen

• University degree in business or supply chain; procurement-related training preferred.
• Experience in purchasing within category management and accessories/POS development, luxury/spirits/tobacco preferred.
• Experience with SAP MM and SD modules.
• Strong MS Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; strategic and solution-oriented.
• Project management skills with ownership mindset.
• Sustainability, material compliance, and recycling expertise.
• Experience with international suppliers and regulated markets.
• Knowledge of JIRA and Appian is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Own ACC and POS categories within Procurement New Products and Developments.
• Manage material, quality, cost, and sustainability requirements.
• Prepare decision-making documentation for Head of Procurement New Product & Development.
• Prepare and ensure series production approvals for all orders.
• Collaborate with Product Development during development process.
• Manage sample, feedback, and approval processes.
• Lead independent procurement-to-launch projects.
• Assess feasibility, costs, MOQs, timelines, and risks.
• Coordinate with suppliers during development and optimization phases.
• Be the primary contact for international ACC & POS suppliers.
• Maintain material master data and planning parameters with sales forecasts.
• Handle operational procurement for ACC & POS / inventory management.
• Optimize existing procurement processes.
• Establish and maintain supplier relationships; seek new suppliers.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Numerical skills

Strategic thinking

Ownership mindset

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain

Swiss Federal Diploma in Procurement (or equivalent)

Tools

SAP MM

SAP SD

Excel

JIRA

Appian

Jobbeschreibung

Category Manager - Accessories & POS (m/f/x)

Oettinger Davidoff Group, with sales of over half a billion Swiss francs and almost 4,000 employees around the world, traces its roots back to 1875 and remains family‑owned to this day. The company is dedicated to the business of producing, marketing, distributing, and retailing premium‑branded cigars, tobacco products and accessories. The premium‑branded cigar business includes Davidoff, AVO, Camacho, Cusano, The Griffin’s, Private Stock, Zino and Zino Platinum. Oettinger Davidoff Group is also the sole agent of many brands in several countries. Its business is anchored in a strong “crop to shop” philosophy, having pursued vertical integration from the tobacco fields in the Dominican Republic and Honduras to its global network of 65 Davidoff flagship stores/satellites and strong appointed merchants in over 130 countries.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the ACC and POS categories within the “Procurement New Products and Developments” division
• Management of material, quality, cost, and sustainability requirements
• Preparation of decision‑making documentation for the Head of Procurement New Product & Development
• Preparing and ensuring series production approval for all orders
• Participating in the development process in collaboration with Product Development
• Managing sample, feedback, and approval processes
• Independent project management from procurement through product launch
• Assessing feasibility, costs, minimum order quantities, timelines, and risks
• Working closely with suppliers during development and optimization phases
• Serving as the primary point of contact for international ACC & POS suppliers
• Maintaining material master data and planning parameters while taking into account sales forecasts for the ACC & POS division
• Operational procurement for ACC & POS / inventory management
• Optimizing existing procurement processes
• Establishing and maintaining supplier relationships, as well as actively seeking out and selecting new suppliers

Qualifications and experience

• A college or university degree, ideally with a focus on business or supply chain or basic commercial training with recognized continuing education in procurement (e.g., Swiss Federal Diploma in Procurement, CAS/DAS in Procurement, etc.)
• Experience in purchasing within the areas of category management as well as accessories and POS development, ideally in the luxury, spirits, or tobacco industries
• Experience with the SAP modules MM and SD (material planning and purchasing)
• Solid working knowledge of the MS Office suite, particularly Excel
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to think holistically, strategically, and solution‑oriented
• Talent for planning and project management
• Strong aptitude for numbers, analytical and critical thinking
• Very good understanding of materials and production processes
• Very good command of German and English; Spanish and other languages are a plus
• Structured, process‑ and solution‑oriented
• Communicative and assertive
• Analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to present complex requirements in an understandable way
• An ownership mindset rather than merely providing project support
• In‑depth knowledge of project management and proven experience in successfully managing projects
• Expertise in sustainability, material compliance, and recycling
• Experience with international suppliers
• Experience in regulated markets
• Ideally, knowledge of additional IT tools such as JIRA and Appian

We offer you

• An agile, stable and internationally renowned family business
• A modern, state‑of‑the‑art workplace at Maison Davidoff, with a fully equipped cafeteria and garden, and only a few minutes' walk from Basel main station, including numerous catering options nearby
• A dynamic and multi‑cultural working environment with modern tools
• Attractive working conditions, such as flexible working hours; and up to two weekly home office days (provided the respective position allows); five weeks of holidays per year
• Attractive employee discounts for our products

HR Contact

Christian Hollitscher

Interim Senior HR Business Partner

Nauenstrasse 73 · 4052 Basel · Schweiz
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E-mail: [e-mail]