How do I become a Buyer at Coolblue?
Do you get energy from negotiating conditions of purchase and making unique deals with key account managers? Keep reading. Kay will explain how you become a Buyer at Coolblue.
You enjoy doing this
- Negotiating with your suppliers to bring in great supplier deals for Coolblue.
- Building lasting relationships with your suppliers. Together, you’ll make short-term and long-term plans.
- Analyzing sales reports and market data.
- Crushing the records of previous campaigns with a new, improved campaign that you launched in collaboration with the Media Consultant from your team.
- Giving a presentation to an international delegation for the yearly contract negotiations.
- Giving high fives all around when the promotions you organized turn out to work really well.
- Taking care of the product category with your team.
This calendar makes you happy
Week 50
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- TueTuesday
- WedWednesday
- ThuThursday
- FriFriday
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Check commercial results
Check commercial resultsCheck if the sales results from the deals from last week are as expected.
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Weekly check-in with supplier
Weekly check-in with supplierYou discuss the main results with the supplier and make adjustments where necessary.
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Lunch
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Preparation of the quarterly meeting
Preparation of the quarterly meetingTogether with your team you prepare the quarterly meeting with the supplier.
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Stand-up
Stand-upTeam meeting. Short update on your tasks and progress.
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Meeting supplier
Meeting supplierTogether with your supplier, you discuss the results from last month and set goals for the upcoming month.
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Sync stock planner
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take a walk
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Quarterly meeting
Quarterly meetingYou present your vision for the next quarter in which opportunities and pain points are discussed with the supplier.
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Answer Emails
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Meeting supplier
Meeting supplierYou discuss with the supplier the actions to improve the return that is not on target.
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Commercial progress
Commercial progressYou check the results from the past few days and add what is missing.
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Team lunch
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Meeting supplier
Meeting supplierTogether with your supplier you plan the goals for Q4.
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Trainings block
Trainings blockYou will be working on project X.
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Training negotiation
Training negotiationYou follow the negotiation training together with other buyers within Coolblue. You discuss various cases from your own perspective.
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Sync media consultant
Sync media consultantTogether with the media consultant from the team, you discuss ideas about a marketing campaign.
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(Digital) coffee with your buddy
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Team meeting
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Kick-off Black Friday
Kick-off Black FridayThe guidelines for stock and deals are discussed together with other buyers and stock planners.
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Meeting supplier
Meeting supplierYou discuss the results with supplier of the past month and look ahead to the coming month.
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Quarterly Goals Check
Quarterly Goals CheckTogether with the product manager from the team, you finalize the quarterly objectives for the next quarter.
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Meeting with your Manager
Meeting with your ManagerDiscussing your personal development.
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Answer Emails
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Drinks with the team
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You recognize yourself in the following
- Speaking German as well as English (or Dutch) is second nature to you.
- University or higher professional education, preferably a business-oriented program.
- Passionate about negotiating and a winner's mentality.
- First experience in category management, purchasing, or product management would be nice but is definitely not required since we give you the time to learn it from scratch.
- Not afraid of the responsibility that comes with important contract negotiations.
- A born networker, preferably with contacts in a relevant market already.
- Extremely result-oriented and a real deal-maker.
- You see opportunities based on the data you analyze to make better deals each time.
This is what you’re looking for in a job
- Money.
- With over 30 training courses in our own Coolblue University, you can become a little bit better every day.
- An extraordinarily good work environment, with freshly made snacks, monthly drinks, legendary Coolblue parties, awesome team activities, and an informal, playful department.
- Retirement plan.
- A picture-perfect office at a great location. You could crawl to work from Rotterdam Central Station. Though we recommend just walking for 2 minutes.
- Room for new initiatives and ideas. We’re always open to those, whether you’ve been with us for a week, a month, or a year.
- Challenging work to really immerse yourself in, so you sometimes forget you’re even working.
- A flat organization in the broadest sense of the word. You can just go and have a drink with the boss.
Want to know more?
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How does Coolblue adhere to the COVID-19 measures?
We adhere to the recommendations and guidelines of RIVM and the government, of course. Working at the office makes us happy, that’s why we are working partly from home and partly from the office.
The interviews for your application will also take place partly via video calls and partly in the office. On your first day we meet each other at the office. So we can drink a cup of coffee and get to know each other better. -
Can I keep developing myself?
Coolblue University: learning at Coolblue, in a different way.
With over 30 training courses in our own Coolblue University, you can get a little bit better every day. At Coolblue, we go back to school sometimes. But not by sitting there quietly and just listening. The training courses aren't boring, but interactive. You have to do exercises and have discussions with others. At the Coolblue University, we choose what we want to learn, so we can continue to develop en become real experts. For example, a Delivery Driver needs different training courses than a Customer Service Employe and a starter needs different courses than a manager.
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APPLY
Go for it
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PHONE CALL
It's for you
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1ST ROUND
Ready, set, go
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CASE
Open and close
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CONTRACT
I do
