Buying Manager Food Brands (f/m/d)

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Buying Manager Food Brands (f/m/d), Salzburg

Client:

Experis ManpowerGroup

Location:

Salzburg, Austria

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

a3848b5e945c

Job Views:

4

Posted:

19.04.2025

Expiry Date:

03.06.2025

Job Description:

Our client is a global leading discounter for food and household products. The company is currently looking for a full-time Buying Manager for Brand Products in the food section in a leading position for their headquarters in Austria.

Are you looking for a new professional challenge where you can shine with your purchasing experience? Are you interested in FMCG and would you like to become the leader of a growing team? Then apply for this long-term and promising position as "Buying Manager Brand Products (f/m/d)" and become part of a great purchasing team.

1. Responsibility to globally buy and negotiate international brands
2. Lead a buying business unit independently
3. Coach and develop up to six direct reports
4. Be responsible for driving the global buying strategy to ensure profit growth
5. Focus on strategic business development within your department
6. Be the central contact person for the brand suppliers, the national buying teams and other relevant internal/external stakeholders
7. Build and maintain long lasting relationships with all required stakeholders

Minimum Requirements:

1. Completed studies in Economics or other commercial major
2. Several years of experience as Buyer or Account Manager within FMCG areas of food / near-food / household
3. Experience with branded buying or selling (A-Brand only) and with multinational stakeholder management
4. Well-founded negotiation skills and high degree of assertiveness and flexibility
5. Proficient in MS Office to efficiently work in a paper-free environment
6. Business-fluent English - capability to negotiate and align with suppliers and international stakeholders
7. International willingness to travel up to 25% of working time

Our Offer:

1. 6 weeks of annual leave every year
2. Options to work remotely - from home or anywhere within Austria and from abroad
3. Relocation support (including visas/permits, home search and moving allowance)
4. Free and subsidized healthy food and drinks provided at work
5. Subsidized public transport
6. Bike leasing program to save up to 20% on bike costs
7. Discounts on a wide range of shopping in the categories like fashion, travel, sports and many more

Salary Package Offered:

Gross annual salary starting from € 100.000 with a willingness to overpay with appropriate qualification.