Senior Vendor Specialist (Home&Garden)

Allegro Ltd.; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid model

Occasional remote work

Training budget

Wellness & perks program

Job summary

Allegro Ltd. in Warsaw is seeking a Vendor Specialist (Home & Garden) to drive 1P purchasing and sales in the category.

You will collaborate across Retail Business Units (Analytics and Planning, Supply Chain, Offer Development) and with the broader organization to execute sourcing and pricing strategies, support campaign deals, and manage supplier relationships. This is a 24-month replacement contract with hybrid working hours and occasional remote work, offering a learning-forward environment

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in vendor acquisition and vendor management.
• Good understanding of the Polish retail market.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and influencing skills.
• Experience with automated pricing setup is a plus.
• Fluent in Polish and English.
• Advanced Excel user.
• Experience in purchasing DIY/Garden category is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Define product catalogue adequate to address the market demand.
• Manage optimal stock levels.
• Ensure targeted sourcing time is delivered.
• Verify price levels to meet margin targets and stock rotation targets.
• Ensure updates of supplier catalogues are performed correctly.
• Negotiate and close purchase orders with suppliers.
• Identify new suppliers.
• Plan and execute campaign deals according to the trade plan.

Skills

Vendor acquisition

Vendor management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Influencing skills

Advanced Excel

Polish language

English language

Tools

Pricing automation

Job description

We are looking for a Vendor Specialist (Home & Garden) that will be responsible for executing 1P purchasing and sales of products in the assigned category. In this role you will collaborate closely both within Retail Business Units (Analytics and Planning, Supply Chain, Offer Development) and with broader organization (Commercial Excellence, Commerce, Technology, Delivery Experience, Legal, Customer Experience).
Replacement Contract - 24 months

Main Responsibilities

• Defining product catalogue adequate to address the market demand
• Managing optimal stock levels
• Making sure that targeted sourcing time is delivered
• Verifying if price levels are adequate to address margin targets and that purchase volumes are adequate to address stock rotation targets
• Ensuring that updates of supplier catalogues are performed correctly
• Negotiating and closing purchase orders conditions with suppliers
• Identifying new suppliers
• Planning and executing campaign deals according to the trade plan

This is the right job for you if:

• Have 2-3 years of experience in vendor acquisition and vendor management
• Good understanding of the Polish retail market
• Have strong negotiation, analytical, and influencing skills
• Have experience within automated pricing set-up, it will be an additional advantage
• Communicate fluently in Polish and English
• Are an advanced Excel user
• Previous experience in purchasing DIY/Garden category will be an advantage

What we offer:

Flexible working hours in the hybrid model (4/1) - working hours start between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. We also have 30 days of occasional remote work

A great learning opportunity, working with people coming from a lot of experience in top tier strategy consulting and e-commerce space

Well-located offices (with e.g., fully equipped kitchens, bicycle parking, terraces full of greenery) and excellent work tools (e.g., raised desks, ergonomic chairs, interactive conference rooms)

A wide selection of fringe benefits in a cafeteria plan - you choose what you like (e.g., medical, sports or lunch packages, insurance, purchase vouchers)

Allegro Incentive Plan (AIP) is a long-term discretionary incentive plan based on Allegro.eu shares

English classes that we pay for related to the specific nature of your job

A training budget and an internal learning platform where you will find multiple trainings

An additional day off for volunteering, which you can use alone, with a team, or with a larger group of people connected by a common goal

Social events for Allegro people - Spin Kilometers, Family Day, Fat Thursday, and many other occasions we enjoy
And that's just the beginning! You can read more about the benefits here
#goodtobehere means that:

You will shape the future of e-commerce - creating innovative, pioneering solutions that set new market standards. We have over 21 million active buyers across 6 countries and collaborate with more than 164k Partners

You will join a team you can always count on - we have on board top-class specialists who have sharing knowledge, experience, and best practices in their DNA. Want to get to know them better? Listen to the Allegro Podcast

You will be part of a team that always aims to stay one step ahead of the market - we act quickly, dynamically, and at the highest level, because only then we can genuinely shape the future of e-commerce

You will build your own development path - with access to diverse business areas, large-scale international projects, internal mobility, inter-team tourism, and regular feedback from your manager, you will drive your growth

You will see that mistakes are opportunities to learn - we believe that no matter how well we execute, we can always get better

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