About
Takko Fashion has developed since its founding in 1982 into a successful international smart discounter with nearly 1,900 stores in 17 countries. We offer current trends for modern families, combining high product quality and attractive prices with a pleasant shopping experience both in our stores and online. We are looking for personalities who want to contribute professionally, openly, and committedly to our company's success.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for purchasing and procurement of articles, co-responsibility for negotiating purchasing and pricing conditions with international suppliers, managing a small team
- Order placement in collaboration with the Head of Purchase and team members
- Monitoring and coordinating delivery dates, ensuring adherence to schedules within the team
- Close and sustainable communication with product management, technical quality assurance, and international suppliers
- Participation in supplier meetings and maintaining long-term supplier relationships
- Sourcing responsibilities in coordination with quality assurance
- Serving as the contact for team matters
- Creating/preparing analyses and evaluations
- Market observation
- Participation in trade fairs
Qualifications
- Degree in textile management, academic commercial training, or comparable qualification
- Several years of professional experience in textile purchasing
- Excellent product and procurement market knowledge
- Strong entrepreneurial thinking, organizational talent, and analytical skills
- Pronounced affinity for numbers
- Assertiveness, confident demeanor, negotiation skills, and team ability
- Very good English skills in spoken and written form
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
- Experience with common product data management systems
- Experience in managing a small team is advantageous
- Willingness to travel
Benefits
- An attractive workplace in an expanding, Europe-wide company
- A role offering interesting, independent, and diverse activities within a dynamic team
- 20% employee discount in all our stores and additional attractive employee benefits such as gym subsidies
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile work, as well as a "short Friday"
- Attractive remuneration package, company pension scheme, and capital-forming benefits
- Regular feedback, training, and many opportunities for advancement within the company
- Free water, tea, and coffee for all colleagues
- A great corporate culture with open doors and appreciative interaction
- The option to lease a company bike for an active start to the day
If Takko Fashion has sparked your interest, we look forward to receiving your online application, including your earliest possible start date and salary expectations.
- Location: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany