Associate Buyer, Fragrance and Beauty (Eastern Europe)
- Open application for Eastern Europe Market.
- Rotterdam, Netherlands (Onsite)
- Salary: 3150 – 3500 pm
- Yearly bonus structure with no upper limit
About B Futurist
B Futurist moves beauty products from markets that have too much to markets that need them, across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. Around 70 people, 33 nationalities, profitable, and growing fast. We’re at the interesting part of the climb: turning quick opportunistic trades into long-term retail relationships.
We are founder-led, direct, and intentionally unbureaucratic. No politics, no unnecessary layers, just ownership and execution.
Your Role
Own the purchasing for the Eastern European market end to end. We give you a few leads and a couple of existing accounts to start. Create opportunities where there wasn’t any, chase it down, and turn a first order into a supplier who calls you first. The edge that makes this work: we work across markets your suppliers and our customers don’t see. So a good buyer here ends up knowing more than the people on both sides of the deal. That’s what makes you valuable.
What you’ll actually do
- Own the full cycle. Find the lead, make first contact, negotiate, close, and keep the relationship alive after.
- Know the floor. Every colleague, what they sell, what they need. Half your edge comes from inside the building. People should start coming to you because they know what you’ve got.
- Cold-reach suppliers and retailers who often don’t reply. Email, call, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, in person. It’s a numbers game. Most seeds don’t grow. Some do. You keep planting.
- Push for the real answer, not the polite one. Not “your price is too high” but “what’s your target, what volume, why not.”
- Move first. The deal goes to whoever moves fastest. While others think it over, you get there and lock the better price.
- Build depth over months and years with the partners who matter. Study them, solve their messy problems, become their first call.
- Take calculated risk and own the outcome, good or bad. When others wait on a reply, you make the call and close it, then work shoulder to shoulder with Logistics and Finance to land the deal.
How you’ll grow
Your first month is intense, intentionally so. We invest heavily in training, structured video, in-person coaching, and a programme built to get you sharp, fast. But no training beats the floor. You sit in the middle of it, close enough to hear live negotiations unfold and deals close in real time. You absorb the role by living it. That’s why trading is office-based, the constant flow of information and the few minutes’ edge of being physically in the room are too valuable to give up. After that first month, the growth doesn’t stop, it just becomes self-directed.
The honest version
No warning here, just the reality, so you can decide if this role is for you:
- No one hands you your next lead. You decide what to chase, and you start without being asked.
- A “no,” an objection, or a week of silence is the start of the work, not the end of it.
- You’ll try things, make real mistakes, and learn from them fast.
- The job runs on pressure and the next level, not comfort and routine. Our rule of thumb: uncomfortable if too comfortable.
- Success in sales happens on the client’s timeline, not the clock’s
- There’s a friendly rivalry over who sells higher, who buys lower, who ranks where. It pushes everyone up.
- Feedback here is blunt and direct. We mean it as fuel, never as an insult.
- The bonus is real, and so is the daily push it takes to earn it.
The whole philosophy in one line: we don’t push people. Top performers push themselves. The number is just the result. The effort is the choice.
What you get
- A salary of EUR 3,150 to 3,500 depending on experience, plus a bonus.
- The human stuff, handled:
- 25 days off plus your birthday,
- 100% employer-paid pension,
- Friday drinks
- Subsidised warm lunch at the office
- Subsidised Urban Sports Club
- OpenUp mental-health support,
- Travel reimbursement,
- Christmas party worth staying for,
- A first-row seat. You work directly with the founder and across every team. No walls, no politics.
- Kennismigrant visa sponsorship, so the right person can come from anywhere.
- A flat, casual team from 33 nationalities where you can be completely yourself.
- And Punk, our company dog, who is better at being himself than most of us.
Send Us Your Application
Are you excited about a job? Go ahead and share your updated resume & cover letter. Remember to include any relevant documents or portfolios to make your application shine!
First Round with HR
If compatibility is apparent, we’ll invite you to an online conversation with our HR team. This will be an opportunity for us to get to know you better, share more about our company, and dive deeper into your experiences. It’s also a chance for you to learn more about the role and see if it’s a great fit for you!
Interview
You’ll meet with your potential line manager and other key internal stakeholders. This interview will delve into more technical aspects of the position. We’re interested in learning about your career goals and how they align with the position we’re offering.
Additional Round and Case Study
You’ll be invited to a potential third round of interview depending on your role and department. And, for certain roles, you will be invited for a case study (E.g. Wholesale Department). We’re excited to hear your vision and ideas on how you can contribute to achieving outstanding results!
Congratulations! You’ve Got The Job!
We are delighted to announce your success! Your alignment with the company has truly impressed us. Shortly, we will furnish you with the essential documentation and onboarding information. Welcome to the team, and get ready for an exciting journey with us!
Ready for your next journey?
Check out our careers and benefits page to find out how awesome it is to work at B Futurist!
