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(Senior) Sourcing Manager Marketing (w/m/d)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
19 Feb 2021

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Function
Buyer
Level
Manager

Job Details

The Indirect Procurement team is looking for a Senior Sourcing Manager Marketing in order to bring transparency, tools and processes for procurement excellence to all parts of the organization involved in non-merchandise procurement activities. You will be a part of the Indirect Procurement team and you will be the key to a proactive management of the sourcing strategy for your commodity and its execution.

YOUR CHALLENGE
  • You will be part of a team composed of 4 members, including yourself. The team is responsible to manage commodities such as Media, Performance Marketing, Events, Public Relations, Creative Agencies, etc.
  • You will develop, establish and maintain cost effective, service oriented and quality focused long-term strategy supplier relationships in accordance with company objectives and industry best practices
  • You will be responsible for developing and implementing functional supplier performance indicators, analysis/evaluation of supplier proposals, supplier negotiations and ongoing administration tasks, as well as risk assessments and containment actions
  • You will support your internal customers and stakeholders in order to understand and meet their procurement needs as well as educate them on procurement processes and guidelines
  • You will participate and drive cross-functional initiatives within Indirect procurement

WHAT YOU´VE GOT
  • University degree in business administration, sourcing, supply chain management, finance or comparable qualification
  • You have a minimum of five years of relevant experience in a large purchasing function, managing suppliers in an international business, preferably in Marketing area
  • You bring experience in a fast-paced organization with exposure to innovative and new approaches to procurement
  • You have a procurement strategic mindset with excellent negotiations skills, you are analytical and you have a problem solving attitude with a proven ability to achieve cost savings and overall efficiency on focused categories of spend
  • You are able to coordinate and manage multiple stakeholders with various levels of hierarchy, both internally. You focus on customer service, take ownership and have an entrepreneurial driven mindset
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* (*available in select locations)

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.

ABOUT ZALANDO

Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 28 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use

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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