Global Process Owner - Buy & Manage Products (m/w/d)
Krefeld, NW, DE, 47809
We do everything we can to make the lives of pets and pet parents easier, better and happier: Happier Pets. Happier People. We achieve this because we know our customers better than anyone else – because we are pet friends like them. This mindset has made us Europe’s number one in pet supplies – a position we are determined to strengthen. That's why we are looking for people who take responsibility, think boldly, and want to grow with us. Do you want to shape the future of retailing? Welcome to Fressnapf!
What you will do with us
- As the Global Process Owner “Buy and Manage Products” and part of the Global Process Office Team, you are responsible for the global end‑to‑end process governance of one of our core processes
- Define standards, methods, and guidelines to ensure efficient, scalable, and data‑driven steering of category management, assortment planning, sourcing, supplier management, and product data management
- Identify optimisation potential in current ways of working and ensure that these are systematically addressed and translated into sustainable improvements
- With clear KPIs and process metrics, you steer performance and derive impactful measures for continuous improvement together with the business functions
- Actively drive global transformation and harmonisation initiatives and create transparency regarding progress and process performance
- Act as a sparring partner for management and serve as the central point of contact for all process-related questions across Category Management and Procurement
What you will bring with you
- Solid experience in process ownership or process optimisation at a global level — ideally in a retail, omnichannel, or FMCG environment
- A deep understanding of the cross‑functional value chain spanning category management, sourcing, supplier management, and product data management
- Proven ability to structure complex end‑to‑end processes, harmonise them globally, and further develop them in a data‑driven manner
- Confident stakeholder management to effectively coordinate different functions, markets, and management levels and align them with common standards
- Strong analytical skills combined with change‑management capabilities to drive improvement initiatives and successfully guide teams through transformations
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and German to convey complex matters clearly and appropriately for the target audience
Why join us?
- Your freedom: pro rata mobile working and flexible working hours
- Your team: open, familiar, appreciative culture incl. team events
- Your environment: dynamic, innovative and agile working environment
- Your role: high level of personal responsibility and freedom to implement your ideas
- Your development: regular trainings and seminars in our academy
- Your four-legged friend: dogs are welcome in our offices (campus)
- Your health: numerous offers for preventive care, fitness, Yoga@work, etc.
- Your benefits: employee discounts, company leasing bikes, company pension plan and much more
Does the job advertisement sound interesting to you?
Then apply now! Together with your passion, we can make a big difference to make the coexistence of people and animals easier, better and happier.
This position will be filled at Fressnapf Holding SE within the Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo Group.