Junior Buyer Sports - Football (all genders)

at  Zalando

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As a Ballsports/ Football Buyer, you’re part of a high-performing and target-driven team. Through industry knowledge and passion for Sports, you are cre
As a Ballsports/ Football Buyer, you’re part of a high-performing and target-driven team. Through industry knowledge and passion for Sports, you are creating new and innovative ways to connect with consumers whilst delivering strong results. You buy and develop your own Football brand portfolio, with ownership and accountability of unit KPIs, in close collaboration with your Merchandising counterpart. You develop and implement assortment and business model strategies for your portfolio, and actively contribute to setting and delivering unit/cluster strategy and targets. You use your strong negotiation skills to deliver success to your unit and to meet the ambitious company’s growth plans. You are responsible for driving the performance of a highly attractive brand portfolio.

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