Category Buyer, Mattresses
WHAT WE OFFER YOU At JYSK, you will join a dedicated and experienced Purchasing department, where your performance, ideas and ambitions for growth are valued.Furthermore, we offer you:The opportunity to apply your educational background and develop your purchasing skills with a clear path towards a future Category Manager roleInvolvement in the entire purchasing process, including supplier visits, market monitoring, negotiations, quality assurance and pricingDevelopment and training in category managementA skilled and results-oriented team of six colleagues who values initiative and collaborationAn informal workplace where we live by the values: "the right and duty to speak up"A career path in an international company with strong opportunities for growthAn attractive benefit package including pension, employee discounts, healthcare, and more WHAT YOUR NEXT JOB WILL BE ABOUT As a Category Buyer, your role will focus on supporting the continuous development of our mattress category across all JYSK countries.
You will work closely with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers, contributing to strategic purchasing activities and driving product performance.Your tasks and responsibilities in the job include:Developing and optimising product assortments to strengthen competitivenessExploring ergonomics and comfort to create products that outperform the marketCreating accurate master dataMonitoring product performance and preparing reports to support decisionsCollaborating with suppliers and colleagues across functions and countriesSupporting ongoing improvements in quality, functionality and commercial appealThis position is designed for someone with the drive and potential to grow into a future Category Manager role.Annual travel: up to 25 days.You can read more about our department here.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING We are looking for a new colleague who:Holds a relevant degree Bachelor’s or Master’s degreeHas 1-5 years of experience within a similar roleHas a strong interest in purchasing, product design, quality and functionalityIs familiar with Microsoft office, SAP and BI toolsIs confident working with IT systems and open to learning new tools and methodsThrives in a dynamic environment with high attention to detail and a fast paceBrings a structured, analytical mindset and is confident working with numbers and dataIs result-oriented and takes ownership of tasks, stakeholders and KPI’sEnjoys working collaboratively and builds positive relationships across teamsCommunicates clearly and effectively in both Danish and English, spoken and written Additional InformationIS THIS YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY?
Apply today!Application deadline: October 5th 2025.We review applications on an ongoing basis and expect the selected candidate to start on December 1st 2025.If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Purchasing Director, Berit Stokholm Christiansen, +45 2913 7535.We kindly ask you to only attach your CV.With us, there is no need to write a traditional cover letter when applying for a job. Instead, when you click “I’m interested/Apply”, you will have the option to write a brief message to the hiring team. If you wish, you can use this space to share your motivation for applying or highlight anything else you feel is relevant.
ABOUT US We believe our employees are key to our success. That is why we strive to offer development and possibilities of growing and finding new challenges within JYSK. Since our founder, Lars Larsen, opened his first store in Denmark in 1979, JYSK has expanded our global presence with stores and web shops in countries around the world.Our three fundamental JYSK Values – Tradesman, Colleague and Corporate Spirit – express the behaviour and attitude that we can expect from each other.
We trust each other, and we believe in Empowerment and freedom with responsibility. We also take pride in rewarding engagement and a great effort among our employees. With the right attitude, opportunities abound in JYSK.JYSK wants to include everyone, no matter the age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and experience.Together, we secure our inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. Because a great mix of minds, talents and unique personalities makes us a stronger team.For more information, please visit our career page.Learn how we process your data in our Privacy Policy.Job LocationGoogle Maps requires functional cookies to be enabledI'm interestedI'm interestedPrivacy PolicyI'm interestedRefer a friendshare this job