Buyer/Product Manager Accessories

Zalando SE

zLabels is Zalando's fashion subsidiary. Located in the heart of Berlin, we develop fashion brands handling every step in the product lifecycle from initial design right through to distribution. When designing for new labels we draw inspiration from haute couture collections and young unconventional designers. We have a wide range of fashion labels and brands: from sporty men's fashion to refined women's wear up to modern kids shoe collections. Some of our brands and labels like even&odd, Zign and Twintip have become extremely successful during the last few years, establishing ourselves as a professional fashion company. We plan to continue and build upon this success in the future.

Ihre Aufgaben

For our private label team, we are looking for a Buyer/Product Manager Accessories (m/f). The Buyer/Product Manager Accessories will be responsible for development and management of seasonal collections, including planning, collection building, sales analysis, in-season trading and monitoring the critical path.
Your challenge

• You will collaborate with the management team in business and brand building
• You are in charge of translating fashion trends into a strong commercial collection for the accessories segment
• You are working closely together with the Design, Product Development and the Merchandising teams to develop the collection plan for the season, deciding on quantities, timings and prices
• You are in charge of meeting budgetary sales and margin targets through constantly monitoring and managing commercial success (incl. product lifecycle management, pricing, promotions, sales initiatives)
• You are responsible for identifying and developing suppliers and the maintenance of an excellent supplier network as well as obtaining quotes and negotiating prices and conditions
• You manage the interfaces with internal departments throughout Zalando
• You will supervise the critical path from development till order placement and final delivery in compliance with our quality requirements and social standards

What you've got

• You have approximately 2 years of professional experience in buying at best related to accessories
• You have proven experience in building a brand and sustaining it successfully with a strong focus on Young Fashion Brands
• You have a sharp fashion eye and profound industry knowledge to recognize new trends/fabric trends paired with strong analytical skills for a clear vision towards commercial collections
• You have excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel) and PLM systems is a bonus
• You possess an entrepreneurial mindset with resilience, flexibility and strong team spirit is what defines you
• Your Business English is fluent, a proficiency in German and other European languages is a plus

What you can expect?
Our recipe for success: think big and act fast. What you're doing today will affect millions of customers tomorrow at Zalando, you have the chance to work on the world's best online fashion experience in a rapidly growing international company. What else? We do of course have a lot more to offer:
Boredom doesn't get a look in here! Zalando is a working environment where something new happens every day

• An international team of experts to inspire and support you
• Training and further development opportunities to expand your skills and help you on your way
• A corporate culture where your skills are judged only by your results - our motto: Every Day is a Casual Friday
• The security of an expanding company with more than 10,000 employees and a company pension scheme
• An easily accessible workplace right on the main arteries of the hottest Berlin districts
• Attractive employee discounts in our online shop

Want to join us?
Then we'd be more than happy to receive your application!

Unsere Anforderungen

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