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Lead Buyer - Fashion & Lifestyle Footwear

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
2 Mar 2021

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Function
Buyer
Level
Manager

Job Details

Zalando Lounge is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products in 13 European countries. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. However, Zalando Lounge is so much more than discounts. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion: from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands, we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers, who are always on the hunt for the best products at the best prices. Working with our brand partners, we're pioneering innovative supply-chain and production processes and offer them an impactful and smart solution, creating a new way to shop for fashion - and a new way to sell it.

As a Lead Buyer for the Fashion & Lifestyle Footwear category at Zalando Lounge, you are part of a high performing team, creating new and innovative ways to connect people and fashion in our offprice segment.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • As a Lead Buyer you 'll define seasonal strategy for your responsible unit and identify and support acquisition for both established and up-and-coming brands.
  • Your responsibility will be to build an assortment for the Zalando Lounge with a holistic view on markets and seasonal demand.
  • Buying a specific customer cluster, thereby sourcing new brands, enhancing existing supplier relations and negotiation Fashion & Lifestyle Footwear segment forms a crucial part of the position.
  • Analyzing all relevant buying KPIs and preparing the seasonal planning for your Buying area as well as your weekly campaign planning and its organization.
  • Leading a team of 3 experienced Buyers; you will be fully responsible for managing, coaching and developing your team by identifying their strengths, development areas and training needs.
  • Cross-functional collaboration with other departments like Logistics, Controlling, Content and Photo production and Onsite Management will be part of your daily work, ensuring that we act in line with the whole organization. You will work cross-functionally to drive sales and maximize profit.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • Experienced in working for a fast paced e-commerce retailing business. Relevant Buying Experience at a similar senior level, working with large international Fashion brands for at least 5+ years.
  • Being a leader who will help to support a team that consists of three Buyers, you will be directly reporting into the Team Lead Footwear. You love developing people, training and acting as a role model for the team.
  • Strong analytical skills are required to be successful in the role and strong business acumen in decision making.
  • Expertise in spotting trends and brave enough to take strategic buying decisions. You have a history of successfully implementing new process to become more efficient and customer-centric
  • Negotiation is in your blood, and you are always a compelling figure when communicating with suppliers and other stakeholders. You have mastered both written and spoken negotiations and come with a track record of successful negotiations
  • Experience in working in large scale cross functional, multi stakeholder projects
  • Excellent written and spoken communication in English. (Basic) German skills are a plus.
PERKS AT WORK
  • A workplace run on trust, empowerment and feedback; positive, inspiring working atmosphere
  • Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices, public transport discounts, municipality services, great IT equipment, flexible working times, additional holidays and volunteering time off, free beverages and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings
  • Mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts
  • Relocation assistance for internationals, PME family service and parent & child rooms.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Company

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to 35 million active customers in 17 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty from over 3,000 international brands.

Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story.

Our goal is to become the starting point for fashion. We focus on the fashion industry and therefore operate in a variety of business areas.

  • Fashion Store
    Zalando online shops are tailored to local customers’ needs in 17 different European markets. The range extends from renowned global brands and fast fashion to local brands and is supplemented by our private labels.
     
  • Offprice
    The Offprice business of Zalando serves the sale of previous season’s assortments. As part of a shopping club, the Zalando Lounge offers registered members exclusive sales campaigns at discounted prices.
     
  • Zalando's Private Labels
    Zalando’s private label assortment includes shoes, clothing and accessories for women, men and children. With a total of six private labels, Zalando creates its own products, covering the entire value chain from design to sales.
     
  • Zalon
    Zalon is our style advice service, via which customers can consult and get inspiration from selected stylists regarding individualized purchases.
     
  • Zalando Marketing Services
    The entirety of Zalando’s expertise and scope is bundled in Zalando Marketing Services, which now offers personalized marketing solutions for our brand partners.
     
  • Zalando Fulfilment Solutions
    Zalando makes its own logistics capabilities available to external partners, so they do not have to be concerned with infrastructure issues but can concentrate fully on their core competence in the fashion business.
     
  • Zalando Partner Services
    Zalando helps other players in the industry to be successful in the digital world. For example, by connecting warehouse stocks with multiple retailers, by digitizing processes involved in fashion wholesale and by integrating offline businesses into our Zalando platform.


With a strong workforce of around 14,000 employees of over 130 different nationalities, Zalando unites diverse people, capabilities and concepts. Consolidating our effort and ideas scales our impact as an innovator in Fashion, Technology, Digital Marketing and Logistics Operations.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+49 (0)30 2759 4693
Location
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany

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