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About the Role

This role offers the opportunity to take your first commercial steps in international beverage trading. You will develop your commercial experience and grow as a Purchase Manager within an international environment, collaborating with colleagues, suppliers, and customers across the Netherlands, Germany, and France. You will be responsible for building supplier relationships, identifying commercial opportunities from market developments, and making smart purchasing decisions.

Responsibilities

Contribute to purchasing for Dutch, German, and French markets and international customers.
Analyze market developments, prices, customer needs, and new product introductions.
Translate data and market information into substantiated purchasing proposals.
Negotiate prices and associated conditions.
Build and maintain relationships with suppliers.
Participate in supplier visits and relevant trade shows.
Collaborate with colleagues in the Netherlands, Germany, and France.
Take on increasing responsibility for your own suppliers, product groups, or markets.

Requirements

Have 2 to 5 years of work experience in purchasing, sales, or international trade.
Be commercially minded and interested in how prices, market developments, and relationships lead to successful deals.
Enjoy working with numbers, but also understand that successful purchasing relies on communication, trust, and collaboration.
Have gained your first professional experience and are ready for a next step with more independence, responsibility, and international exposure.
Be analytical and enjoy working with data, prices, and market information.
Be a strong communicator and dare to ask questions.
Take initiative and responsibility for your own work.
Work accurately and be able to organize multiple tasks simultaneously.
Have affinity with spirits, FMCG, international trade, or commercial markets.

Skills

Negotiation
Commercial opportunity identification
Relationship building
Market analysis
Data analysis
Communication
Initiative
Accuracy
Multitasking

Location

Netherlands
Germany
France

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

2-5 years

Education Level

HBO or WO degree (e.g., Commercial Economics, International Business, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or Hotel Management School)

Salary/Compensations

€3,000 - €3,500 per month based on experience and education level

Benefits

Annual fixed Christmas bonus
Performance-based bonus
One-year employment contract with the intention to extend
25 vacation days with the option to buy and earn additional days
Travel expenses reimbursement (up to 75 km one way) or home office allowance
Pension plan with 2/3rds employer contribution
Training and development opportunities
Coaching programs for mental health
Participation in collective insurances (disability, survivor)
Bicycle plan with significant discount

About the Company

B&S Liquors focuses on the global distribution of premium spirits through two complementary segments: Liquors Wholesale Europe and Liquors Trade.
Liquors Wholesale Europe serves the European market, supplying wholesalers, retailers, and e-commerce businesses via a stable distribution model supported by offices in Amsterdam, Groningen, Hamburg, and Archamps.
Liquors Trade operates globally, connecting supply and demand for premium spirits across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East, emphasizing speed and flexibility.
The combined segments offer continuity and stability to European customers while enabling global responsiveness to price differences and availability.
B&S serves a wide range of customers through B2B, e-commerce, and direct-to-consumer channels.