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 set, interests, and languages our teams choose to use

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 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 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

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

You will be working in the category responsible for Zalando Designer & Luxury Brands across multiple product areas (Men's, Women's Ready-to-wear, Accessories and Footwear).
An invaluable member of the Luxury Buying team, you will be responsible for all necessary operational processes required to bring our assortment to customers. You will be the details expert of the team, completing all tasks with proficiency and accuracy with our Buying tools and software for order raising.
Preparation of product-based analysis for how we take commercial decisions each season and develop proposals for the assortment selection. You are confident in working with numbers; both performance or commercial KPIs alongside customer insights and on-site metrics.
Gradually joining selected buying appointments with Buyers, strategic and trading meetings with brands where you support in presenting commercial results and communicating the category and Zalando strategy.
Supporting your team in all operational and functional matters, by creating, maintaining, & sending/cancelling orders. Detail oriented, you make sure all necessary steps are followed through to maintain your teams datasets are up to date and accurate for internal purposes.
A confident communicator, responsive and professional, you are the first point of contact for our extended range of brand partners. Next to your buyers, you will support in onboarding new brands, alongside setting up and maintaining all your categories commercial contracts.
Work closely with our merchandise planning team in order to ensure that our products are available for purchase, eager to embrace problem solving and solution focused tasks.
Next to your operational work, you will start to learn to plan, buy and develop your own assortment area, moving towards taking independent ownership and full commercial accountability for a select portfolio of brands.
You support the team with marketing and trend topics, therefore contributing to the creative and commercial strategy of the business unit.

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Fashion Management or an education in a similar area.
You have a basic knowledge and first hand experience (+- 1 year) in Buying or Merchandising on an assistant level and demonstrable interest for e-commerce and the Fashion industry.
You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, adaptable to shifting priorities and working in collaboration with multiple stakeholders across different areas of the business.
You truly value a feedback driven culture underpinned by commitment to team collaboration, transparency, accountability and support. We strive to be our team's biggest fan; celebrating success’ and reflecting on what we can all still learn.
You are known to organise your workload efficiently, ensuring tasks are ready on time, are accurate and prioritised according to the category or business targets.
Combining passion for numbers with fashion, you can demonstrate knowledge and skills in MS Office, Google Tools for any numbers based, presentation and written document based tasks.
Moreover, you have a strong understanding for fashion trends, consumer trends and product quality, especially at European-market level.

If you are looking for an entry level position to learn more about Buying & Merchandising in e-commerce please check our Category Operations Specialist position!

OUR OFFER

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners
2 paid volunteering days a year
Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration
Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
27 days of vacation a year to start
Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
Family services, including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available

Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us

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

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.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.

Assistant Buyer - Designer (all genders)