THE ROLE & THE TEAM

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-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.
Our Zalando Designer Diffusion Women Buying Team - 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. 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 a Buyer at Zalando Category Management, you will plan, buy and develop your own small brand portfolio, taking ownership and accountability of performance KPIs and communicating Zalando strategy to your brand partners. You collaborate with the team with marketing and trend topics, therefore contributing to the creative and commercial strategy of the unit.

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

• You’ll be accountable for autonomously steering the defined business area, delivering impact in the current and future seasons
• You’ll be responsible for defining, implementing and executing the brand’s buying strategy, whilst taking into account our customer, the platform strategy and targets, and consulting the unit owner
• You’ll have functional leadership responsibility for the buying team in your unit.