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Become a part of the Contorion-Family as:
Head of Category Management (m/f/d) in Berlin
About us
Contorion is the smart shop for all crafts. Our mission is to empower craftsmen and small businesses to save time and resources and therefore revolutionize the industry. To achieve this we are looking for dynamic and motivated people who want to become part of our team!
Your Tasks
Leadership
- Leading, promoting, motivating and developing the Category Leads and Category Managers with regard to professional and personal topics
- Implementation of all personnel measures affecting the employees in coordination with the management of the strategic business area and the personnel team
- Continuous review of sales and earning targets
- Initiation of measures in the event of deviations from the plan
- Work together in initiatives with different departments to achieve the company goals
- Work together daily with our Product Data, Pricing and Private Label departments
- Preparing the team to successfully conduct supplier discussions, negotiating conditions and framework agreements
- Definition, evaluation and selection as well as sourcing of new suppliers and products
- Classification and management of the existing suppliers to optimize yield
- Control purchasing & inventory
- Planning and controlling of secondary income from goods (bonuses, trade mark, etc.)
- Continuous creative development of the product groups based on the essential key figures (sales, cancellations, returns, stocks, readiness for delivery, etc.) taking into account market trends and consumer wishes
- Development of competitive assortment, offer concepts and pricing strategies taking into account margin goals
- Consistent market and competition observation (trade fair, shopping trips, online analyses)
Your Profile
- You bring an academic record with a degree from a top tier college or university
- You bring 8+ years of experience in Category Management of which at least 4 years were in a leadership role
- You know eCommerce inside out
- You know about the challenges that fast-growing digital businesses face and how to cope with them (incl. Internationalisation)
- You are a motivated people manager and feel at home in an agile and fast moving environment
- You are skilled in active listening with high emotional intelligence and the ability to build fast rapport and trustworthy relationships
- You have a strong background in Negotiation and People Development, including building up of strategy and processes
- You are a strategic thinker
- You are Fluent in both- German and English
Your Chance
When you choose Contorion, you decide on these three points:
Creative exchange and teamwork
- Dynamic environment: Work in an international environment together with motivated and highly professional colleagues.
- Scope for creativity: With us you take responsibility and can help shape things. We offer you the opportunity to get involved.
- Positive company culture: How we work together is very important to us. If you identify with our values of transparency, respect, bravery and commitment, you've come to the right place.
- Perspective: We want you to constantly develop yourself further. Not just because you want to, but because Contorion is constantly reinventing itself.
- Continuous learning: Get further education in internal & external training, in our Management Academy, mentoring or via e-learning. You set the agenda.
- Health Offer: We want you to feel good and therefore subsidize the majority of a Gymondo (sport & fitness) or Headspace (meditation) subscription
- Kita cooperation: Thanks to our cooperation partner we can support you in your search for a Kita (daycare facility) for your child(ren)
- Cozy lounge: (soccer, playstation and table tennis will give you fresh ideas in between)
- Regular team events: (joint events brings us together)
- Flexible Working Hours & Home Office: (Adapt your working hours to your daily life)