Christian Hintze

Director of Category Management and Business Development Food & Beverages bei Supply Chain S.a.r.l. - Member of Gate Group

Pulheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Experience

  • gategroup (11 yrs 10 mos)
    • Director Procurement Suuply Chain S.a.r.l.
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Head of Category Management Food & Beverages and Head of Business Development CM F&B
      Sep 2014 - Nov 2025 · 11 yrs 3 mos

      Director procument for all packed brands for bob ( buy on board ) Negotiations with national and international suppliers building up a european product portfolio

  • Senior Category Manager at Ahold
    Jun 2012 - Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Responsible for the assortment of AH to go Germany Negotiations with national and international suppliers Development and planning of promotions Build up the merchandising structure for Germany

  • Galeria Kaufhof (Köln, Germany)
    • Category Manager
      Feb 2011 - May 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Category Manager for meat, poultry, fruit and vegetables, fish, delicatessen and convenience Negotiations with national and international suppliers ( annual meeting, product development, etc. ) Negotiated condtitions, merchandise planning management, cost planning, definition of the assortment, planned and determined the overall activities Development of the concept and presentation at the point of sale Disciplinary responsibility for eight employees

    • Merchandise Planning Manager
      Apr 2006 - Jan 2011 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Head of process management, strategic coordinator, coordinator for private label food Responsible for food sale, merchandise management planning, strategy and concept development, private label development Market studies national and international Disciplinary responsibility for nine employees

    • Merchandiser
      Jun 2005 - Mar 2006 · 10 mos

      Built up an exclusive brand for the food sector Selected products in cooperation with category management Developed product packaging and design Determined the product placement at the point of sale Product marketing