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Assistant Merchandiser Womenswear (all genders)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
30 May 2022

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THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As an Assistant Merchandiser you are responsible to bring the right supply to the right customer, at the right time to create exciting Fashion Moments that deliver the highest commercial value. In addition to this, efficient customer demanded based in-season campaign planning, curation & performance steering are your key areas of responsibility.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED
  • You are responsible for creating customer-centric supply sales concepts considering market relevance from your stocks, while keeping up with market trends and ensuring relevant industry developments such as fashion are accurately reflected
  • You are accountable for supporting your unit strategy and your merchandiser whilst developing and taking actions that maximise the financial performance of your unit
  • You are accountable for having a holistic stock overview of your unit and actively drive the seasonally demanded stock, maximising performance and being able to identify risks to the performance of your unit. In this you are able to foresee commercial problems before they arise and steer accordingly
  • You clearly communicate key messages to your direct team and key stakeholders such as stock or CG needs based on the pre-aligned strategic direction of your unit
  • You are able to react to adhoc business & demand needs, using a data driven approach to foresee problems and opportunities early and react proactively
  • You support your unit and team with weekly trade analyses and quarterly sales reviews
  • You feel confident to make changes to current processes in your unit (and for the merchandising team as a whole) that improve the efficiency of the team, business processes and/ or organisational connectivity - all to support active sharing of best practices
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
  • Professional expertise in a related relevant field is an advantage (Trade, E-Commerce Merchandising, Sales, Buying)
  • You are highly organised and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • You have ability to work under very tight deadlines and high pressure.
  • You have clear communication skills and act proactively
  • You are interested in Fashion online trading
  • You enjoy interacting with stakeholders and are comfortable with presentation skills
  • You thrive and can adapt to an international working environment and are fluent in business English
ZALANDO BENEFITS
Career Development
  • We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year
  • Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
  • Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback
  • Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities

Wellbeing
  • 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering
  • Minimum of 27 holiday days per calendar year
  • Online sports courses, wellbeing, and nutrition advice offered by Humanoo personal wellbeing coach app
  • Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources

Flexibility
  • Flexible working hours
  • Relocation assistance for internationals
  • If you work from an office in your role, a choice of office equipment to be delivered to you, to support you working from home due to COVID-19 safety

Financial
  • Access to the employee shares program
  • 40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
  • Discounts from a wide range of external partners

Family
  • Employee parents' forums and employee resource group
  • Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
  • 3 fully-paid child sick days per year
  • Free counselling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute

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
It's the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.

Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 46 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.

Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset

do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability

Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insidezalando
ABOUT ZALANDO OFFPRICE
Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing fashion and lifestyle brands to more than 42 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.

Zalando Offprice comprises three business models - Zalando Lounge, Zalando Outlets and Zalando Overstock Management. Zalando Lounge is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products across Europe, which offers our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. Zalando Outlets has stores in key German cities with the vision of bringing the Zalando sale offline by offering fashion and lifestyle articles at attractive discounts. Zalando Overstock Management distributes overstocks from the Zalando platform through an established B2B partner network. Our Offprice business unit impacts the entire Zalando platform and all of its brand partners through our offprice and overstock solutions. We pioneer innovative supply-chain and production processes, and offer impactful and smart solutions, creating a new way to shop for fashion - and a new way to sell it.

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
Website
Telephone
+49 (0)30 2759 4693
Location
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany

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