Lead Buyer Construction & Picktower (m/w/d)
Job Details
You will lead the Indirect Procurement team for Construction and Picktower to support our European logistics, retail and office build-out and operation by delivering sourcing strategies and cost control for the most common construction works (e.g. MEP, carpenter, steel), its planning service and the Picktower of our Logistic Centers. Your goal will be to develop and leverage partnerships with key European developers, general constructors and execution companies to implement our functional strategies on budget, in time and in an innovative and sustainable way. You will also be responsible for managing 2 Sourcing Managers in this field of expertise and their deliverables.
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 needs.
ABOUT ZALANDO
Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 23 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 45 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
- You will be responsible for managing the commodities of Construction (greenfields and retrofit), which includes the most common building construction works as well as architecture, planning, due diligence and appraisal services, but also for Picktower for our distribution centers
- You will develop, establish and maintain cost-effective, service-oriented as well as quality-focused strategic supplier relationships and and be a key account for one or several of our strategic suppliers
- You will partner with the central and local commercial construction and intralogistic planning departments to fulfill the procurement needs of the internal customers in logistics, retail and office operations as well as guide them strategically based on market trends
- You will continually benchmark your suppliers to monitor cost and technology trends and ensure best practices are incorporated into Zalando's project pipeline
- You will establish construction supplier selection criteria, evaluate alternative suppliers, manage the RFQ process, and drive final supplier selection in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
- You will negotiate agreements and framework contracts with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, flexibility, quality, delivery, capacity and service terms.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Have minimum of 3-5 years relevant purchasing experience (sourcing, construction, supply chain, product or manufacturing) in fast-paced organizations with exposure to innovative and new approaches to procurement.
- Bachelor's Degree in business administration, sourcing, supply chain management, finance or comparable qualification.
- Experience with the tenant fit-out, extension, re-development and retrofitting of large fulfillment centres of e-tailers
- You are analytical and have a problem-solving attitude with a proven ability to achieve cost savings and overall efficiency on focused categories of spend
- You have a proven track record of leading people and develop them.
- With a lense to sustainability, you'll bring strong knowledge of the construction industry and marketplace to support strategy creation and research.
- You are able to coordinate and manage multiple internal stakeholders with various levels of hierarchy and drive collaboration and partnerships with our vendors
- Effectively communicate (verbal, written and visually) globally, in English, across the matrix and across a broad partner base in varied settings.
PERKS AT WORK
- A workplace run on trust, empowerment and feedback; positive, inspiring working atmosphere.
- Mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts.
- Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices in Berlin, 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.
- 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 needs.
ABOUT ZALANDO
Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 23 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 45 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
- 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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