Assistant Buyer - Sports

at  Zalando

THE ROLE & TEAM

Our 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 organisation. 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 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 support 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)

• Ensuring that all necessary operational processes are completed at high quality, with a 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
• Support your team in operational and functional matters, by creating, maintaining, & sending/cancelling orders and making sure all necessary steps are followed through
• First contact person for our complex base of multiple suppliers, next to our buyers, supporting in the set up and maintenance of condition contracts with them
• Work closely with our planning team in order to ensure that our products are available for purchase