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Driving the Future of Europe.\nAt AUTODOC, we are proud to be a homegrown European success story. Founded in Berlin in 2008 and still headquartered in the heart of the continent today, we have evolved into Europe’s leading online platform for the automotive aftermarket. With a growth rate of 20% year-over-year, our strength lies in our unique identity: we are a digital-first, e-commerce powerhouse disrupting a traditionally offline industry with our expansive reach across 27 European countries. We blend high-tech innovation with staying agile and close connection to the markets we serve to make taking care of your vehicle easier and more affordable for everyone.\nToday, our team of more than 5,500 professionals from over 50 different countries work together to redefine mobility and are living examples of European ingenuity. Bring your talent and expertise to a company that is building a sustainable, tech-driven future for all drivers.\nCome join us and impact the future of AUTODOC!\n About the role\nOur Private Brands operations are growing rapidly as we continue to scale across Europe. To ensure smooth continuity and support our expanding portfolio, we are filling a key vacancy on our team. The team is currently navigating a dynamic, high-volume environment where close vendor collaboration is essential to maintaining execution quality and business stability.\nTo help us with achieving this, we are hiring a Vendor Manager to oversee and nurture relationships active manufacturing partners and primary suppliers. In this role, you will lead commercial negotiations to secure competitive buy pricing, optimize delivery parameters and continuously improve commercial terms. You will also drive sourcing initiatives across existing portfolios and key international markets to support our Category Management growth plans. Additionally, you will maintain high data integrity across internal systems, monitor EU regulatory compliance, and resolve operational supply chain discrepancies alongside our Vendor Operations teams.\nThis is an exciting opportunity to take full ownership of a substantial supplier portfolio within a high-growth e-commerce leader. You will work at the core of our Private Brands business, directly influencing profitability, product availability, and vendor performance across Europe. If you enjoy commercial negotiation, international sourcing, and solving operational challenges in a fast-paced environment, this role offers a platform to make a tangible impact on our European supply chain.\nWhat you will do\nManage Supplier Relationships: Oversee day-to-day operational relationships and strategic collaboration with 30-40 manufacturing partners and primary suppliers.\nLead Commercial Negotiations: Independently negotiate competitive pricing, renewed commercial terms, improved SLAs, and optimized delivery parameters.\n Sourcing & Supplier Onboarding: Identify and onboard potential suppliers in current portfolios and external markets (including China and Türkiye) to support SKU expansion.\nMaintain System & Data Integrity: Ensure accurate supplier master data in AWS/PBA systems, timely term updates, and full compliance with EU regulatory standards and packaging data.\n Resolve Operational Issues: Handle delivery discrepancies, claims, and certificate expirations in close alignment with Vendor Operations teams.\n 4-6 years of experience in supplier relationship management, sourcing, procurement processes, or B2B vendor management.\nProven track record of independently driving commercial negotiations to achieve cost reductions and term optimizations.\nStrong hands-on experience using MS Excel or Google Sheets for price analysis, performance tracking, and data updates.\nProfessional fluency in spoken and written English (B2+ level minimum). 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