Category operations Lead (w/m/d)
Job Details
The Category Operations Team is a highly specialized team focusing on excellent and efficient high-quality execution of Buying and Merchandising processes. As Category Operations Lead, you are leading a team of approx. 15 Operations Specialists and Managers and responsible for delivering constant high-quality process excellence in Buying and Merchandising operations.
The role is based in Berlin, Germany.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
WHAT WE´RE LOOKING FOR
PERKS AT WORK
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.
The role is based in Berlin, Germany.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
- Responsible for leading and developing the team according to defined career paths by ensuring regular development conversations and growth opportunities
- Steers team's performance and results against defined KPIs/ SLAs
- Manages team's weekly and daily workload, priorities and processes
- Constantly improves processes in collaboration with the Subject Matter Experts and the relevant central teams in Supply Expert Functions
- Ensures frequent functional training formats for the team on processes, tools and best practice sharing
- Acts as point of escalation
WHAT WE´RE LOOKING FOR
- You are passionate about leading and developing a diverse team of more than 15 members with various experience and role profiles
- With your relevant work experience in managing a large team in a fast-paced environment, you are committed to the well-being of your team, capable of adapting your leadership style to gain the trust of team members, you integrate and retain the best talent for the company
- You encourage your direct reports to grow and achieve common goals as a team and collaborate with other cross-functional areas
- You have strong communication skills to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders
- You are enthusiastic to work with numbers and processes and excited about the opportunity to shape the future of Category Management
- You remain motivated and structured in very dynamic and fast-paced environment, you embrace change and are always on the hunt for solutions
- You speak English fluently
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.
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
- https://jobs.zalando.com/
- Telephone
- +49 (0)30 2759 4693
- Location
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Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany
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