Head of Retail Supply Chain & Promotions (m/f/d)

Operational & Project Business

• Planning, coordination, and on-time execution of POS display campaigns across grocery retail, drugstores, specialty retail, gyms, and marketplaces
• Responsibility for replenishment and demand planning in close collaboration with Sales, Product Development, and Inbound Logistics
• Coordination of transportation and logistics processes with Outbound Logistics and external service providers
• Ensuring delivery timelines, inventory availability, and escalation management
• Analysis and steering of promotional performance, including ROI, sell-out performance, and inventory rotation
• End-to-end process ownership from campaign planning through retail execution to sell-out and replenishment

Strategic & Process Optimization

• Design and optimization of end-to-end retail promotion and supply chain processes
• Development and management of international supplier and freight forwarder networks
• Implementation of process and system optimizations (SAP Business One, BI tools, project management systems)
• Further development of forecasting and inventory strategies across B2B and DTC channels
• Support international expansion and retail rollout projects

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead, coach, and develop a three-person Supply Chain team
• Responsibility for team targets, KPIs, and operational performance
• Close collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Product Development, and international partners
• Contract and negotiation management with suppliers and logistics partners

• Experience in large-scale retail operations (e.g. grocery retail, discount retail, drugstores)
• Proven experience managing promotional business and retail campaign performance
• Experience with POS displays and promotional business within FMCG, food, nutrition, lifestyle, or cosmetics
• Experience in international rollouts, retail campaigns, or network projects
• Strong understanding of retail supply chain and promotional operations
• Confident use of SAP (ideally Business One), Excel, and Power BI
• Business-fluent English skills
• Leadership experience combined with strong execution capabilities
• Hands-on mentality, strong organizational skills, and ability to perform in fast-paced environments