Senior Category Buyer E-Commerce

Shape Trends, Drive Deals & See Your Products across major E-commerce marketplace 

Are you the negotiator who secures unbeatable deals while building strong supplier relationships? Do you thrive on spotting the next big consumer trend before anyone else? At Karsten International, we’re looking for a Sr. Category Buyer E-Commerce. 

This is your chance to: 

• Directly impact our product range 

• Work with global suppliers (especially China) and cross-functional teams. 

• Travel internationally to trade fairs and supplier sites (multiple times a year). 

Your Mission 

As a key player in our E-commerce team, you’ll: 

Lead the product range for our digital channels and drive innovation to drive commercial performance.  

• Apply data driven sourcing methodologies specific to E-commerce, that will lead to investment proposals 

• Spot trends, negotiate on price, find winning products to grow our catalogue while maintaining great harmony in our overall product range 

• Drive monthly product innovation roadmap, showing investment appraisals for category expansion  

• Work collaboratively with our offices in China for sourcing manufacturers, together with the ecommerce sales team to see through the entire product life cycle, from sourcing to #1 on a marketplace 

• Partner with retail category buyers to identify ecommerce product opportunities and provide ecommerce market insights to retail category buyers. 

• Familiar with Helium10, calculation sheets, Markt Mentor, search volume data and other trend analysis tooling and to drive synthesis and investment opportunities 

What You Bring 

• 5+ years as a Buyer, Category Manager, or Purchaser in retail/wholesale (non-food experience is a plus). 

• Proven negotiation skills—you know how to get the best deal without burning bridges. 

• Data-driven—you balance data, trends, and gut instinct to make decisions. 

• Chinese market familiarity—experience working with Asian suppliers is a big advantage. 

• Entrepreneurial energy—you’re proactive, thrive under pressure, and love seeing results. 

• Willingness to travel (China, trade fairs, etc.)  

• Fluency in English is required; Dutch is a plus. 

Who we are? 

Karsten International develops a wide range of products for daily use, from the latest gadgets to sustainable beauty products. You name it, we make it. In addition to working hard and delivering quality, enjoyment and collegiality are our top priorities. The team consists of driven product developers, sales experts, logistics talents, online marketing specialists and graphic designers. Thanks to a broad international network and more than ten years of experience, we are winning the hearts of consumers all over the world with our products. You will be given every opportunity to contribute to this. To ensure that you stay in top condition, we offer you: 

What you can expect from us: 

A great job within an enthusiastic team with an informal corporate culture. In addition to hard work, fun and collegiality are of paramount importance. Karsten International is in a phase of strong growth and development, so you have every opportunity to contribute to this. 

Furthermore, we offer: 

• 36-40 hour contract 

• Space for personal growth and professional development 

• An excellent pension scheme 

• Travel allowance 

• 13th month 

• 8% holiday pay 

• An extensive lunch 

• Fresh fruit 

• Freshly ground coffee 

• Boot camp 

• Yoga 

• Lease a bike option 

• OpenUp for mental health 

• Its own football team 

• Massage in the workplace 

• Discount on cool products 

• Fun company outings 

• An Instagram-worthy and easily accessible office in Amsterdam 

• A great team of colleagues 

Already excited to see your new workplace? Here you get a nice insight into our company:

Questions?

Ask our Recruiter Isabella: 

Mobiel: +31 6 27 46 74 80 | Vaste lijn: +31 20 261 4883 

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