Overview
Assistant Buyer Jobs in Berlin, Berlin, Germany at Zalando
Title: Assistant Buyer
Company: Zalando
Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands, and partners across 20 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 set, interests, and languages our teams choose to useOur Category Management Team is passionate about fashion and lifestyle. We want customers to find the perfect fashion and lifestyle products for them, from shoes and clothing and accessories. Category Management’s task is to put together an on-trend and profitable selection of products. We love discovering new brands and products for the Zalando shops, but finding the right trends is only one aspect, as we also need to keep track of our KPIs and processes. Constant exchange with other departments like logistics, content and photo production, the onsite team, and marketing ensures that we act in line with the whole organization. In the end, we are all working towards the same goal to create an excellent experience for our customers at Zalando.
As an Assistant Buyer at Zalando you will be accountable for taking actions that ensure the unit reaches its seasonal financial targets, depending on your area of responsibility within the platform. These actions are varied; from overseeing the order process end-to-end, as well as providing analytical support to our partners and the wider team to provide the best customer proposition. You’ll impact future seasons by providing analytical insights and recommendations to grow the business for both your team and our brand partners, as well as devising your own strategies.You will coordinate and manage some operational and strategic issues and projects, with the guidance and support of other team members/your lead.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGNAt Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring – we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit.We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.do.BETTER – our diversity & inclusion strategy https //corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategyOur employee resource groups https //corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groupsWHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Ensuring that all necessary operational processes are completed at high quality, with proficiency in using our Buying tools and software necessary for order raising.
Next to your operational work, you will start to learn to plan, buy and develop your own assortment area, taking ownership and accountability of performance KPIs and communicating the Zalando strategy to a small set of brand partners.
You support the team with marketing and trend topics, therefore contributing to the creative and commercial strategy of the business unit.
Preparation of product-based analysis for trading decisions and proposals for the assortment selection as well as line plans of your unit. Furthermore, gradually joining strategic and trading meetings independently for a selection of brands…
