Category Buyer – Bed linen, Sheets & Bathroom

Do you have a strong commercial mindset and a keen interest in category management? Would you like to grow your career in purchasing within an international retail company where you can truly make an impact?

At JYSK Head Office in Aarhus, we are looking for a Category Buyer to join our Purchasing Department and play a key role in developing our product categories for Bed Linen, Sheets and Bathroom across more than 30 countries.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU
At JYSK, you will join a dedicated and experienced Purchasing department, where your ideas, performance and growth ambitions are truly valued. We believe in developing our colleagues and offer a clear career path towards a future Category Manager role.

Furthermore, we offer you:

• The opportunity to apply your educational background and develop your purchasing skills with a clear development path towards a future Category Manager role
• Involvement in the entire purchasing process, including supplier visits, market monitoring, negotiations, quality assurance and pricing
• Development and training in category management
• A skilled and experienced team of colleagues that values initiative, collaboration and results
• An informal workplace culture where we live by our values: Tradesman, Colleague and Corporate Spirit
• A chance to build a strong career in an expanding international retail company
   

WHAT YOUR NEXT JOB WILL BE ABOUT
As a Category Buyer, your will contribute to the ongoing development of our categories within Bed Linen, Sheets and Bathroom across more than 30 countries. You will work closely with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers, contributing to strategic purchasing activities and product performance.

You should expect aprox. 20 days of traveling.

Your tasks and responsibilities in the job include:

• Developing and optimising product assortments
• Creating and maintaining accurate master data
• Monitoring and analysing product performance and preparing reports
• Collaborating with suppliers, colleagues, and cross-functional teams
• Supporting ongoing improvement in quality, functionality and commercial appeal

This position is designed for someone with the drive and potential to grow into a future Category Manager role.

We expect the selected candidate to start on January 1st 2026.

You can read more about our department here.

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING
We are looking for a new colleague who:

• Holds a relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• Has 2-3 years experience as a buyer
• Shows strong interest in purchasing, including product design, quality and functionality
• Is proficient in Excel, confident working with IT systems and open to learning new tools and methods
• Thrives in a dynamic environment with high attention to detail and a fast pace
• Brings an analytical and structured mindset and is confident working with numbers and data
• Is result-oriented and takes ownership of tasks, stakeholders and KPI’s
• Enjoys working collaboratively and building positive relationships across teams
• Communicates clearly and effectively in both Danish and English, spoken and written