Senior Product Owner IT Retail & Assortment & Purchaising Manager (f/m/x)

DOUGLAS is the leading omnichannel provider of premium beauty in Europe. The company inspires its customers to live their own kind of beauty by offering a unique assortment online and in around 1,850 shops. DOUGLAS is the partner of choice for brands and offers a selected range of exclusive brands as well as its own corporate brands. The range includes fragrances, make-up, skincare, haircare, accessories and beauty services. The corporate strategy 'Let it Bloom - DOUGLAS 2026' focuses on strengthening the successful omnichannel positioning and the consistent further development of the customer experience. The successful business model is based on DOUGLAS' omnichannel offering, leading brands and data expertise. In the 2022/23 financial year, DOUGLAS generated sales of 4.1 billion euros and employed around 18,000 people across Europe.

For our headquarter in Düsseldorf we are now looking for you as

• You enjoy coordinating and realizing company-wide measures and projects with the aim of continuously improving our SAP process and system landscape in the area of Assortment & Purchasing.
• Together with the specialist departments, you will develop and optimize the planning processes for the Douglas product range design and coordinate the purchasing processes accordingly.
• You will regularly examine purchasing processes in the international environment of an omnichannel retailer for optimization potential and, together with the responsible business units, tailor them to our modern and constantly growing needs.
• You always keep an eye on the process and system solutions you have created yourself and can help quickly and easily if necessary.
• You play a key role in the introduction and further development of SAP products such as SAP MM, Assortment & Merchandise Planning by harmonizing, coordinating and implementing the requirements with the specialist departments.
• You and your team are available as a central point of contact for more complex questions and problems relating to assortment and purchasing processes, explaining and recording requirements and training key users as required.
• When integrating new companies or projects related to purchasing or the product range, you will oversee IT requirements management and migration and take the lead in supporting project management.

• High level of initiative and independence.
• Strong ability to organize and motivate.
• Clear focus on solutions and results.
• Proven experience in establishing modern purchasing and assortment processes in the SAP environment.
• Expertise in SAP MM, Merchandise and Assortment Planning, SD and SAP Retail as well as in international logistics in general is an advantage.
• Broad process and IT knowledge, ideally in the retail sector.
• Excellent communication skills in German and English.

Your personal development: We want you to grow with us. Become part of our mentoring programme, use our e-learning platforms and benefit from many other individual development opportunities.

Open feedback culture: half-yearly meetings & performance reviews ().

30 days holiday per year.

Would you like a hybrid working model? We offer a balance between mobile working and office days in a collaborative environment. (approx. 8 days/month).

Cherry on top: You get our employee discount both online and in-store. On top of that, you will receive further discount opportunities thanks to our corporate benefits.

Do you like fitness? Then our running group and gym pass are just right for you.

In-house canteen & bistro, as well as free drinks.

A positive and motivating environment & celebrating successes at regular company events such as DOClub, summer party, Women's Day, etc.

Then become part of our international company and apply, stating your salary expectations and possible starting date.

As an international employer, we stand for equal opportunities and diversity. We therefore welcome applications from mothers, fathers, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Please let us know if, for example, we should use a gender-neutral pronoun, if you need barrier-free access to our offices or if we should allow more time for the application process.

We look forward to hearing from you!