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Maternity cover - Lead Buying Operations - Zalando Lounge

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
27 Oct 2021

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Function
Buyer
Level
Manager

Job Details

As Buying Operations Lead, you are managing and developing a team of approx. 12 team members. You organize and plan the capacities of your team, keep a close eye on operational processes, guide your team and constantly develop the individuals further in their career.

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • You support your team in planning the day-to-day/ weekly business keeping an overview of all tasks, prioritizing those together with the coordinator and respective assistants and in close cooperation with the buyers.
  • As an interface between various departments, you ensure that the purchase order preparation runs smoothly and in compliance with defined guidelines. You guarantee that all processes are followed and optimize them to increase efficiency.
  • You lead and develop the team according to defined career paths by ensuring regular development conversations and possibilities.
  • You organize and plan the capacities of your team with regard to personnel planning, and keep looking constantly for new talents in recruiting.


WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
  • Enthusiastic to work with article relevant data, processes and excited about the opportunity to shape the future of Buying Operations.
  • You use your existing leadership experience in a targeted manner, always keeping an overview of your team, being familiar with their daily tasks and can, if necessary, get involved in the details at any time.
  • You manage your stakeholders effectively and work collegially with your lead colleagues from adjacent purchasing departments, also seeking close exchange within the Zalando organization in order to constantly implement and drive forward new solutions for process optimization.
  • Remaining motivated and structured in a very dynamic and fast-paced environment, you embrace change and are always on the hunt for solutions being driven and reliable in the implementation of your tasks.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt to different audiences, you will be able to communicate fluently in English, German is beneficial. You are also confident in using MS Office applications, especially Excel.


We live diversity. In our teams, we bring together people with different backgrounds, perspectives and skills. Every personnel decision is made on the basis of qualifications, performance and the requirements of the company.

WHO WE ARE

Zalando Lounge is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products, at home in 14 countries. We offer our members daily limited-time sales promotions with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. Our strength is our focus on fashion: from the hottest labels to niche brands, we make sure that every customer finds what they are looking for. We work with our brand partners to develop innovative supply chain and production processes, providing them with effective and intelligent solutions that open up a new way to buy fashion - but also a new way to sell it.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications by email.

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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