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Senior Buyer for Men´s Outdoor (m/f/d)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
2 Feb 2022

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Function
Buyer
Level
Senior Manager
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Job Details

As a Senior Buyer for Men´s Outdoor in the Sports category, you will be part of a driven and high performing team! You will work alongside the Team Lead to develop an assortment strategy for the Men's Outdoor business unit. Within this you are keen to understand macroeconomics interdependencies of the Outdoor industry between brands and their consumer trends and derive the right strategic implementations for the brand portfolio and assortment mix, which are also in line with the given financial targets. You will also be part of the onsite experience improvement process in cooperation with internal stakeholders in order to drive authenticity and credibility for Outdoor on zalando. You will be motivated by ambitious growth rates, dynamic e-commerce environment, brand management, and complex negotiation topics. You have a passion for team leadership and people development, as you will oversee a team with a Buyer, Junior Buyer and two Assistant Buyers.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • Shaping the short/long term strategy and creative direction for the Men’s Outdoor unit. While taking into account the big picture: Zalando strategy, consumer & market trends and the competitive landscape.
  • Negotiating the best terms for Zalando whilst continuously building positive relations with our existing suppliers across both wholesale and platform business models.
  • Showing strong command of KPIs to monitor and review the Unit performance in order to make bold in-season trade decisions. Collaborating with the Merchandising team to plan seasonal budgets and OTB.
  • Always challenging and evolving your business to support our company strategy, whilst inspiring brands to take next steps in their Zalando journey.
  • Working cross functionally with other departments like Content, Customer Analytics, Social Media, and Supply Chain Logistics to drive business impact and exchange in best practices.
  • Leading the team by example while shaping strategic understanding and functional knowledge on an individual basis

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
  • Minimum 5 years of buying experience in a Head Office environment, ideally having worked with international brands
  • Negotiation is in your blood, and you are a confident communicator with suppliers and other stakeholders.
  • Proven track record delivering exceptional results in regards to assortment planning, brand management and strategy building/implementation
  • Excellent analytical skills, knowledge in MS Office (especially Excel) and combining the passion for numbers with fashion and trends
  • You display a collaborative work ethic, with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong leadership skills and are a role model for the Zalando Founding Mindset
  • Ability to build and maintain a strong partnership with the Merchandising team, to support and develop the large basic assortment of the unit
  • Quick thinking and entrepreneurial attitude, which also means you can clearly prioritize in a fast-paced environment. Team focused outlook whilst ensuring proactive independent working practices.
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.
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.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via 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
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Telephone
+49 (0)30 2759 4693
Location
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
 Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany
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