Breuninger IT and Logistics Controller

Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg Germany

Employment
Full-Time
Seniority
Mid-Level
Posted
Nov 9, 2026

About Breuninger

Founded in Stuttgart in 1881 by Eduard Breuninger, Breuninger is a leading European department store and omnichannel retailer specialising in premium and luxury fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Its identity combines a long-standing commitment to personal service with a curated selection of international designers and contemporary brands. As an employer, Breuninger offers a broad professional landscape spanning retail sales, buying, visual merchandising, logistics, technology and corporate functions. Its blend of physical stores and digital commerce creates opportunities for professionals who value customer experience, commercial insight and collaboration, while contributing to the continued evolution of a distinctive name in European retail.

The IT and Logistics Controller contributes to strategic planning, budget and forecast processes, cost analysis, performance reviews, business cases and benefit tracking. The role also delivers ad hoc analyses and decision-making materials for divisional and executive leadership; hybrid work is possible.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Contribute to strategic planning.
  • Independently prepare, or support the IT and Logistics departments with, budget and forecasting processes.
  • Analyze IT and logistics costs, including operational drivers, and derive action points in consultation with business leaders.
  • Prepare and facilitate performance reviews, including supporting departments in defining and tracking measures.
  • Support business cases through preparation and validation, and track benefits.
  • Conduct ad hoc analyses and prepare decision-making materials for divisional and executive leadership.

Qualifications

  • Completed degree in business administration.
  • Very strong controlling expertise, including cost and profit accounting and working capital management.
  • Several years of professional experience in controlling, ideally in IT or logistics controlling.
  • Analytical thinking and sound judgment.
  • Strong communication skills, ability to manage conflict, and a solution-oriented approach.
  • Openness to technology and readiness to innovate.
  • Fluent German and English.

Skills

Cost and profit accounting Working capital management Budgeting and forecasting Cost analysis Business case preparation and validation Benefit tracking Performance reviews Ad hoc analysis

Experience

Several years of professional experience in controlling, ideally in IT or logistics controlling.

Education

Completed degree in business administration.

Workplace

The successful candidate will be located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The setting Baden-Württemberg

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Benefits

Voluntary vacation and Christmas bonuses; pension contributions; 30% employee discount, including for a partner and covering gastronomy and hairdressing; additional vacation days from the fifth year; subsidy for an Urban Sports membership; training and leadership programmes; workation of up to 30 calendar days per year in selected European countries; option to purchase additional vacation days through salary conversion and a sabbatical option; Company Bike leasing for a bicycle or e-bike.

Culture

Breuninger’s workplace culture is shaped by its German heritage in premium fashion and lifestyle retail, with an emphasis on attentive service, product expertise and meticulous presentation. Its combination of department-store hospitality and digital commerce creates an environment where collaboration, commercial awareness and an understanding of discerning customers are central.

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Breuninger

Breuninger IT and Logistics Controller

Stuttgart, Germany

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